Tamara Whitlow

I was born in Columbus, Ohio. Exploring is what I remember most about my childhood. I love being outdoors and I was a tomboy so I would always be in a tree or something dangerous.

I’m not sure that I’ve always wanted to become a writer, but I loved to put my thoughts on paper. In high school, I started writing poetry and that’s where I felt that THIS is what I wanted to do. I love telling stories and writing gave me that avenue.

Like so many people, I put others before myself. I am a mother first and foremost. When my children were at an age that I felt that they could handle me becoming just a little distant, I started back to writing. My oldest was graduating high school and my youngest was going in to middle school.

Reading really motivated me to write. I know the types of stories that I like and who better to tell a story than me?

I love happy endings. I love a good story that has strong leads. Love is always the answer.

Worth the Wait was actually started from a dream. The main character was supposed to be Emily and it was very “Hallmark.” I wanted her to find love after losing a husband and it took off from there. There was really no “word building” to go on. The characters literally write their own stories.

Finding N was fun to write. Jacob needed to grow up and this was the perfect way to “ground” him. He needed a “Natalie” to help him grow up. It was so much easier to write the second book because I “knew” Jacob in my head.

REFORMED was written because we needed some type of closure for Layla. There have been lots of readers who reached out to ask, “what happened to Layla?”

Jamie was inspired by the type of friend that I always wanted to be. Quirky, funny and loves everyone. She is the friend that I needed my readers to relate to and love. She carries a lot of us through each book.

Don’t let anyone stop you from doing what you love.

My future plans are to have multiple books done. I want the world to be filled with love and hope and if I can provide that, I will keep writing.

The most challenging part to me is being as non-offensive as possible. There is an array of people in different age groups that read my books. I try to keep the love scenes as clean as possible but have them be believable.

I am currently working on Matt’s book! This will be the final book of the series!

I have taken a little time away from work to spend with my youngest son. Since he is learning from home, I need to be as close to him as possible. I’m still writing in my spare time but I have given myself permission to take a mental break.

I absolutely love the AllAuthor site. I have met so many new authors and the banners are amazing. I can’t say that I dislike anything about the site at this time. Everyone has been so helpful. I was told about joining by another author Gina Manis that runs a romance Facebook page.