What inspires you to write?

I find inspiration in everything. But, honestly, music is a huge inspiration for me. I LOVE country music, and whether it's a song title or a lyric from a song, there is always something to be found in music that can be used as inspiration t...

1. How did you become a writer?

   • I was telling stories from a very young age. Even before I could write for myself, my mom would write my stories down for me. As I got older, I wrote a lot of stories, but had a hard time getting around to finishing them. We mov...

How did you become a writer?
 

I always liked to write as a child but never thought of pursuing it as a career.  I continued to create stories while working as a teacher and became part of a writing/critique group which led me to learn about SCBWI and publishing opportu...

What did you have for dinner?

My dream dinner would be to meet Colton Miller down by the Riverwalk and eat turkey and bacon double cheese sandwiches with red potato and parmesan potato salad on a blanket across from live Red Dirt music; and for dessert, his chocolate ch...

What inspires you to write?

A combination of social anxiety and escapism, coupled with an endless curiosity fuels most of my stories. For my short, My Wife’s Favorite, which appeared in the anthology “A Matter of Words” by ScoutMedia (Scoutmediabooksmusic.com), I expl...

What did you have for dinner? Do you go out or eat in? Alone or in company?

When it comes to meals, I’ve learned to fend for myself. I’m never sure what Mom’s going to be up to and she doesn’t have much of an appetite. Usually I have a frozen meal or something, but toni...

Illustration by Alison Hawkins.

What did you have for dinner? Did you go out or eat in? Alone or in company? 

We like to cook in. Every night I help my parents cook dinner. We usually make something from Ma’s culture or Pa’s culture. Every night we feast on a yummy Afro-...

How did you become a writer?

I became obsessed with reading at a young age and it’s a love that’s ever enduring. I grew up creating stories for my sisters and I to explore. These things came together when I started writing a fantasy series when I was fifteen. It was...

Character Interview Questions for And Eve Said Yes

(Interviewee–novella central character Jason Hunter)

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Are you from Sharon, Connecticut? 

No, I actually live in a quaint historical place called Falls Village. When I graduated from nursing school, I answered an ad for a nurse at the hospital here in Sharon and was thrilled when they hired me. I moved to Falls Village, onl...