I've been an avid reader, for as long as I remember. Growing up I wasn't allowed to indulge in "secular" books. So I settled for Prairie Romances like Anne of Green Gables and Love Comes Softly. My mom sold books, so there was never an end in sight. But once in a while I'd sneak the latest Fear Street novel home from the school library. When...
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I've been an avid reader, for as long as I remember. Growing up I wasn't allowed to indulge in "secular" books. So I settled for Prairie Romances like Anne of Green Gables and Love Comes Softly. My mom sold books, so there was never an end in sight. But once in a while I'd sneak the latest Fear Street novel home from the school library. When R.L. Stine became less creepy at night, I latched on to Christopher Pike and Annette Curtis Klause. By the time I'd graduated from high school, I was obsessed with all things supernatural, especially magic (the hollywood kind) and ghosts. Most people find it impossible that I've never read a Stephen King novel. I've seen many movie adaptations but I guess, because my book growth was stunted by extremely religious parents, I never got there. But there's always time and what is that they say about saving the best for last?
Now in my thirties and a mother of two little kids, I have a lot less time for reading, though I still do it when I can. Mostly on my Kindle app. What I really love to do is write. I guess you could say my love of reading branched into writing around the same time I discovered R.L. Stine. Late at night, I put my imagination on paper. I've written a few novels, and recently self-published one. Elemental (Amazon.com/dp/B008MZ59Q0). Of course it's about witches, with a little teen angst thrown in for good measure. I'm proud of my first published work and I look forward to continuing to explore that world.
In case you're bored by now, I'll end here by asking you to check out Diverse Pages. It's a blog (that goes live on August 13, 2012) that celebrates Main Characters of Color in mainstream and independent publishing and promotes the authors who bring their stories to the world.
www.Diversepages.blogspot.com. If you're a reader or an author interested in contributing guest posts to this blog, email diversityinthepages@gmail.com.
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