Click here to view my favorite things gallery<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”What or who inspires you?” _builder_version=”3.12″ title_font=”|700|||||||”]<\/p>\n
Seeing a finished project after a lot of hard work. And people who have turned their life around in spite of insurmountable challenges.<\/p>\n
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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. When I first read it, I had no idea there were gangs (I led a sheltered life on the farm I guess-no internet yet). And the names of the boys-Ponyboy, Sodapop\u2026 loved \u2018em!<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Did you like to write when you were a kid?” _builder_version=”3.12″ title_font=”|700|||||||”]<\/p>\n
Nope. Not until I was in high school. I loved math and reading.\u00a0 Writing was a chore and took a long time. Plus my handwriting wasn\u2019t very pretty and, honestly, I think that\u2019s why I didn\u2019t like to write.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Did you meet any authors when you grew up?” _builder_version=”3.12″ title_font=”|700|||||||”]<\/p>\n
I never met an author until I was in college. One of my college professors took out a book she had written and my jaw probably dropped to the floor. Someone I knew had written a book! I thought to myself right then and there-I bet I could do that.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”What is the best part about being an author?” _builder_version=”3.12″ title_font=”|700|||||||”]<\/p>\n
Seeing kids enjoy my books and seeing all the time I put into it pay off.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”What is the hardest part about being an author?” _builder_version=”3.12″ title_font=”|700|||||||”]<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a job that takes a lot of time. You do all by yourself, alone, at a computer in your house for no pay. Self-motivation is key. You have to sit down and do it, not knowing whether the story you\u2019re working on will ever turn into a book.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”What is your advice for someone wanting to become an author?” _builder_version=”3.12″ title_font=”|700|||||||”]<\/p>\n
Read, read, read. And don\u2019t let any of the \u201crules\u201d of how to write stop you from telling a story the way you want to.<\/p>\n
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