Caro Karlsson

I am a fairly goal-oriented person. So when I decided to write "Timing" I knew I would have to complete it through to the point of publishing. During the writing of the novel, I was working two jobs and also regularly volunteering my personal time to two local organizations. There was a point when I realized that I was going to have a completed novel on my hands which would be bound to languish in my personal files if I could not find the bandwidth to pursue the traditional publishing route of sending out queries to appropriate publishing houses, and possibly finding a literary agent. Also, I wanted my "second life" as a writer to begin as soon as possible. Having an opportunity to self-publish allowed me to expedite the road to publication and accomplish my goal of authorship.

My stories generally begin with a simple idea that I find myself daydreaming about until I have a plot to pursue. For "Timing," I wondered what it would be like to be a twenty-something time traveling against one's will, and then compounded it with characters dealing with modern problems in historical settings. I have recently completed a novelette called "Here After." Like "Timing," it is a love story at its core--a fallen angel who attempts to avoid falling in love. I'm currently working on the sequel to "Here After".