To focus more on my writing. I have learned to accept things the way they are and not stress over them. I’m hoping 2019 will be a better year for me.

I loved to keep busy, I still do. I guess I’m just one of those people that can’t sit still for very long. My father always said to me that if you want something you have to work for it, and that means I needed money, but I wasn’t a very big spender. In fact, I enjoyed saving the money I made instead of spending it of things, I really didn’t need.

It helped me to be the person I am today. I’m a harder worker and actually love working.

I see some change, but there are still many people, especially teens that deal with bullying and suffer from depression. It will always be something our society will need to keep working on. It can’t be fixed overnight.

I do believe my books have helped. I have received many emails from readers that have thanked me for writing these kinds of books. That the subject needs to be heard and read. People think it’s bad to be depressed and brush it under the rug because they don’t want to face the fact that their loved one is suffering as if it can be fixed with just pills or even ignored, hoping that it’s just a faze. There’s so much more we can do for people with depression.

I spoke to a friend that is a fireman where I live. He answered all the questions I had and helped me to understand the procedures that go on when an accident occurs. Some answers I found on the internet that helped me with some medical questions.

I owe many thanks to the people I base my characters on. And I appreciate their feedback and allowing me to write about their story.

I just start writing. Depending on the scene I may even cry when I’m writing it.

Things that real life people do and say. When I am out in the world, I’m a listener to how people interact with one another. The way they talk and their posture and reactions toward something.

Yes, but now work 4 days a week.

I go for walks in the park down the street, but usually I don’t go out that often, unless I need to go to the grocery store or a doctor’s appointment. I’m more of a homebody. I write 3-4 hours every day but Saturday. And work of wreaths and exercise. I enjoy reading and watching TV.

I love writing a series. In fact, I am working on a YA series. I finished Book 1 and 2 and now working on Book 3. I’m looking for a Literary Agent to help represents me and my new mystery/suspense series.

I read a lot of books, so I try not to have any of my books relate to their plot. I try to come up with different scenarios instead of the same thing. Change it up a bit.

Family Secrets took me one and half years to write.

I want to believe, I guess that’s why I write them because I’ve made mistakes and would love to have a second chance at love.

Carla’s character is actually me. I wrote the series based on my two best friends and Hidden Secrets was my story to tell. When I was young, I had always wanted to be a school teacher. The story of Carla having troubles in her pregnancies were untrue in my life, but I did suffer 15 years with Endometriosis.

Well, I hope that they can find the same strength that Carla did to pick herself back up and try to live even though she had suffered such a terrible loss. I haven’t been in Carla’s shoes with the loss that she suffered, so I honestly can’t say that it would be easy, though I can relate to the sadness that she has from a broken heart.

Children’s book to me are harder to write.

To me you have to write it in a different way. Children need to be able to relate to the books. Something that will help them learn and grow, to teach them things, where young adult books are stories from my mind.

They are based on my daughter, Tayla when she was young. She inspired me to write, and I enjoyed telling her stories. Do you relate to Tayla? No, my childhood was much different than hers. I guess it’s just the era we were born in.

Going to my grandma’s house was always fun. She used to live next to a school so my sister and I would go over to the school and swing on the swings and in the summer time, we would gather school papers out of the dumpsters and use them at home to touch ourselves. I know, sounds weird doesn’t it? As for a relationship with my grandma, not so much when I was younger, but as I grew into an adult, we are so much closer. I used to sit with my grandpa and work on puzzles with him. I miss him every day.

They usually come to me when I start writing, but as for last names I either use an app or look around the room until something catches my eye and will fit the character.

Everlasting Family Love

I’m looking for an Agent who will represent my YA series, so nothing at this time.

I grew up in a small town called Bristolville, Ohio. My parents when I was four, bought seven acres of land in the town and built our house where I lived for almost 32 years. As a teen, I babysat and mowed lawns to make money, and at 16 years old got my first real job at the local grocery store in town. The school I went to in Bristolville held K-12 in one building. There weren't a lot of kids in my town; one hundred in my graduating class. My favorite things to do when I was growing up in Ohio was reading and fishing.

My reason for writing my young adult series about teen suicide and bullying started because of my daughter. HELP ME! reflects on a friend of hers that has struggled with depression, bullying, suicide, and cutting. The whole book is based on him and what really happened in school that year. Which brought back memories when I was bullied in school and dealt with depression and suicide thoughts. Society, I think, doesn't want to believe that kids/their children are dealing with these issues in school. The worst is cyber bullying. I have read some of the things that are posted on my daughter's phone and how cruel and hateful these kids can be. They have no problem coming out and telling someone that they should go kill themselves because they are worthless, fat, ugly, and so on and so on. So much has changed in the time I have grown up to what life is now. My bully wanted to hurt me because she just plain didn't like me, maybe she was jealous of me, I never knew, but it was hard to want to face her every day at school. Girls are the worst when it comes to bullying. Too much competition between girls, who's prettier, skinner, has better clothes. I know schools are trying with their anti-bullying policies, but there still out there and I believe it will never stop.

When it comes to research, I search the web and read lots of books about the subject. Depending what the subject is about, I talk to people that might work in the field of what I'm trying to write about. I search before I write about the topic and sometimes during because I'm stuck and want to know more about the issue at hand. The hardest book to write was my first book BROKEN PROMISES. The book is based on my life with an alcoholic. I wasn't sure how to write the book and some of the scenes were hard because I had to relive them all over again. The only part that isn't true are the murders I placed in the book, at least I hope they aren't, lol.

White cheddar popcorn, chicken, and steak.

All seafood.

Character description is more important because you want the reader to feel that they are real life characters.

I'm listening to "THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10" on audible and reading, "THE INCIDENT ON THE BRIDGE". I just finished my online classes for freelancing at Penn Foster. I got my first job writing as a ghost writer on a ghost story, I'm also working on two new young adult books and Book 3 of my 'Secrets and Second Chance' series is with my editor right now. the book should be out this summer.

At first, I didn't handle them well, and now I read what they have to say and whether it's something I need to fix with my writing. Sometimes you honestly don't catch everything and it's always good to get someone else's opinion. Although, I don't believe people should be down-right cruel about someone else's writing. Writing isn't easy. It is a long process and many hours of sitting at a computer.

Oh, yes. If I can't sit there and write about it, then it's not interesting enough for me.

I would like to travel around Europe, Italy, and France for a few weeks.

Well, when I started, I guess you can say I was blessed with having a husband that made enough money for me to stay home and start my writing career. I wrote while my daughter was at school and my husband was at work, then I did what I needed to do around the house. Cooking, cleaning, and taking care of what needed done. I still put my writing job first, but I also work at a Veterinary three days a week now, just to get out of the house.

All the time...

I try to make them strong-welled characters.

A little of both, but more from real life.

Warm, blue skies and a great book to read.

Based on my life with an alcoholic.

Well, I was Clare and I would have to say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and that's exactly the way I am now. I'm a much stronger person because of my ex-husband and I stand up for myself.

Forget about boys and just write.

Every day I try to get my book out in the world on social media.

I have only been on the site for a few days, and I like it. I have already emailed my friend to join. She has just published her first book.