How did you become a writer? My mom had a Masters in Reading and encouraged me to read a lot when I was a kid. I fell in love with the...

What books/authors have influenced you and why? My taste in books is wildly eclectic; I can lose myself in almost anything that is...

How did you become a writer? I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t writing. As a kid, I kept diaries and wrote stories that only my...

How did you become a writer? I would like to say that I had always planned to be a writer but that is not the case. When I was a teen, I...

What books/authors have influenced you and why? I’ve always been drawn in by slight fantasy and science fiction. Not over the top alien...

Q: What books/authors have influenced you and why? A: Oh, gosh, where do I begin? I grew up on Marvel and DC Comics, so some of the...

1. What books/authors have influenced you and why? Nikki Giovanni is my favorite poet. I was introduced to her work in High school and...

How do you develop your plot and characters? The way in which Only Simply Love evolved was extremely organic in that there was no outline...

What books/authors have influenced you and why? In my high-school days, I particularly remember John Steinbeck and Erskine Caldwell. I...

What books have influenced you and why? Fantasy fiction has always been my favorite genre. Ever since I picked up a copy of “The Hobbit”...