I spend my time, reading and writing reviews. I also spend a good portion of my day playing with my grandchildren and my Australian Shepherd, Beau.

I do remember it. I made a comic book character in school and I passed it around for my classmates to read. My problem, I didn't want him to be infallible and I definitely did not want him to get killed. I struggled with cliches.

I write each day, sometimes on my books and sometimes on my reviews, but I write daily while focusing on the word count and the content. Some days I write short stories that usually do not see the light of day. They reside deep within my hard drive.

The first story I remember reading and cherishing, was The Story of my Life, by Helen Keller. Helen was an Alabama girl like me, and she had been struck deaf and blind by an illness as a small child. She had the most wonderful view of life. I knew that if she could be happy and find a fulfilling life with her struggles, then I too could find joy in mine.

While I write, I put in the back of my mind that I am looking for the perfect scene in the story to place on the cover. Sometimes, I find too many scenes and have to rethink the design. With the Path of the Child, I knew what I wanted to see and I had a very artistic friend help me create that cover. It is just as I imagined. I am now working on the cover for book two and it is not as clear in my mind. I keep putting the images together to make it how I picture it in my mind.

Everything, all genre, and all grade levels. I love children's books, new adult, young adult, classics, nonfiction, romance, and historical fiction and nonfiction. Recently I was introduced to Horror and I am finding it is not so bad. I only read it during the day, though.

I have a lovely old antique desk that has my computer, two monitors and the little statue of my Australian shepherd, Arrow who recently passed away. She was and still is, my muse. Also on my desk is the most lovely antique lamp that is so unique and charming. It gives my little corner of the computer room a distinct feel. In the center of my desk is a drawer in which I keep my pens and paper for when I am in the mood to write by hand, I find it to be a cozy writing area complete with two paperback books that I am reading along with the eBooks in my Kindle.

I grew up in the south, Birmingham, Alabama to be exact. Growing up in the south gave me a unique perspective on things. We were raised saying yes ma'am and no ma'am. Maam is always said. It also gave me the experience of having family in the country just thirty minutes from home. Being from Alabama also taught me to be loving to everyone. It was considered rude to be mean, look down your nose at others and talk behind people's backs. There were strict rules of civility and we learned them all at an early age. My characters may struggle in life, but they have good manners.

I have kept fresh white beautiful paper next to me in notebooks, binders, and tablets all my life. I can not remember not being able to write. Little poems, short stories and mindless ramblings. For my fifteenth birthday, I wanted a full collection of matching paper, stapler, pens, and journals for my desk in my room. I have always written and always read. It is who I am, and who I have always been.

The latest book is still in the process of being written and it picks up at the point of the end of The Path of the Child. There was so much that could be said that was not said in the first book. This answers questions brings up new questions and approaches the future by looking back into the past. The need for answers was strong in this book for more than one character. It covers several new characters while discovering more about the familiar characters, Mel and Rob.