Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a mother, grandmother and a great-grandmother. I love to read, cook and play “World of Warcraft”.
I was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1948. We moved to Pennsylvania when I was 3 and I graduated Farrell High School in 1966.
I took Business Management at Kent State, Graphic Arts at Bellevue University, and I am studying, History, Classical Literature and Goverment at Hillsdale University. {Certificate programs for free.}
My favorite quote is below;
“The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof shit detector.” – Ernst Hemingway.
This is the third book I have written
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called Twisted Myths & Legends
I wanted to have a book that twisted up some famous Myths & Legends.
However it took on a direction with a ” Women’s Rights Slant”
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I listen to Classical Music
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Maya Angelou ,Pearl S. Buck, A. S. Byatt
Angela Carter
Ana Castillo
Willa Cather
Kate Chopin
Sandra Cisneros
Ivy Compton-Burnett
Anita Desai
Isak Dinesen
Harriet Doerr
“Charlotte Perkins Gilman–
The Yellow Wall-Paper” One of my favorites from College Literature.
not a complete list. But, to let all my fans know” I am a big “James Patterson” Fan
What are you working on now?
A Historical Myth, Legend—- Novella
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have not found the best way yet.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Love what you do. And don’t quit your “Day Job”, untill the money is rolling in.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write Every Day, about anything.
What are you reading now?
James Patterson’s ” Miracle On The 17th Green”
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am working on a Myth & Legend Novella, but my goal is to come out with a complete novel by or before the end of 2018.
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