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Location: United States

Member Since: June 23, 2014

Airiel Hawkins

Biography

I was born in a hospital that no longer exists. My mother has often joked that I came out holding a pencil and a notebook. I taught myself to read by following her finger as she read to me nightly and fell in love with books so early. I remember that, at one point, had more books than I had toys and I was happy with that. I didn't need the toys because my books took me on adventures I didn't know were possible.
I began writing when I was in 3rd grade. There was a workshop that my elementary school did to promote writing in the students. The very first story I wrote was a short one about how the cat got its purr. Everyone seemed to love it and the fire was ignited within. From that moment on, I wrote. I didn't just write, I became a writer. My love of literature and understanding of the English language and how to pull pieces of it together to string a line of characters that can move people to tears or laughter... that is my soul.

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Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?

I grew up moving from place to place. I was all over the northern end of Utah. My childhood was spent in a town called Layton, which has more restaurants and movie theaters than anything else these days. I lived in Ogden while I was in foster care and I loved it there. Salt Lake City was the largest place I lived until my early twenties. These places all influenced the types of towns my characters live in. When I think of the architecture and settings for the worlds of my books, these are the places that come to mind first.

When did you first start writing?

I wrote my first story when I was in 3rd grade and was part of a writing seminar my elementary school was hosting. The goal of the project was to write a legend and mine was about how the cat got its purr. I started writing my own novels after that and had one that may or may not ever come to fruition. My first series published, the Legend of Catseye was one of my earliest projects and I'm very proud that it's my first published work.

Where to find Airiel Hawkins online

Website: http://ajhawkinsauthor.wix.com/home
Twitter: @ahawkinsauthor
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://airielhawkins-author.tumblr.com/

Books

This member has not published any books.