Hi Author
It's always refreshing to connect with fellow authors. I’m fascinated by how every writer finds their voice and path. If you don’t mind me asking, what first sparked your journey into writing?
It started as a bit of teasing with a friend. Then my mind started to take it seriously, and a story began to form. I met an author, and we talked about it, and she suggested I write the book. That's how Black Bears of Independence Corbin started.
For me, writing has always been where emotion meets mystery. That’s why I lean into supernatural suspense and psychological fiction, it gives me space to explore what people hide, and what truth sounds like in silence.
I’d love to see how your voice translates on the page. Do you have a book or sample that you feel represents you best?
I have an office at home where I write from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. I often eat lunch at my desk. Sometimes after dinner, I will work from the living room using my laptop.
I wanted to be a writer in the 4th grade. I was discouraged by my father because he wanted me to have a guaranteed income. After I retired, I began writing.
My Black Bears of Independence series books Corbin and Benjamin have things in them that happened to me. Especially with Ben's mate Sabrina's near-drowning and her troubled relationship with her father.
I read all of my reviews. I'm always excited for a good review. Bad reviews I learn from. It was the bad reviews for Jase's book, that had me pull it and do a partial rewrite and re-edit.
A few years after I retired, I met one of my favorite paranormal romance authors. We began talking during her lunch break, and she encouraged my writing. She talked with me a lot when I was lost and frustrated. She gave me many tips and links to help.
My first book is Black Bears of Independence: Corbin. It went through six rewrites before it went to an editor and then another two rewrites and edits until I published it in December 2017.
