The Woman

Nowadays you’ll still find me surrounded by animals, even while I’m typing!

But it hasn’t all been joy and sunshine though. We all suffer our trails but we come out the other side better for them, at least hopefully.

Luckily for me, I had and have a lot of great influences in my life. Family, friends, loved ones.

I spent too long worrying about opinions that didn’t matter. When I finally got that aha moment of freedom it was like a beam of light from the heavens.

And that is really what I try to bring to my readers through my books. No matter what the story itself is about, every character has to find something within themselves along the way.

The Transition

I love my parents, they couldn’t have been better.

But the one thing they did not prepare me for was for how awful the world can be at times. They never belittled me or talked down to me.

Which resulted in many situations where I didn’t stand up for myself when I probably should have. Nothing huge, mind you, but more like misunderstandings that were negatively against me.

Something like, being chastised at school for singing in a funny voice when I had a cold and couldn’t breath through my nose. Or a grown man making fun of me as a middle-schooler for crying when I was upset.

It was like I didn’t feel comfortable correcting people when I thought they were over me me like adults or teachers.

Nowadays, if you make a mistake that is against me and I don’t correct you, it’s because I just don’t care about your opinion.

The Difference

It wasn’t an easy transition, I’ll tell you. I nearly lost myself getting here.

I went through major depression with severe anxiety. There was a point where I was in the emergency room almost every week for nothing more than panic attacks.

That’s not to say panic attacks are nothing, they are HUGE. And I have fought for YEARS to get over them and I at least have them under control if not completely gone.

But I uprooted my entire life, got divorced, moved home, and broke down.

But with the love and support of my family and friends, I came out the other side stronger and much more opinionated.

The Mission

So, what now?

Well, my goal now is to change the world. One reader at a time.

What I hope for you is that you find in my books a little piece of yourself. I want you to find her and nurture her and unleash her upon an unsuspecting world.

Why?

Because I truly believe that together we can make a better place for all of us.

We can work toward accepting ourselves for our flaws as well as our strengths. We can lift each other up and reach higher.

We can make the world a better place. We can show those who would oppress and belittle that we are an unstoppable force.

And maybe, just maybe, we can help one more broken soul find their footing.

How?

Through providing you Coming-of-Age Fantasy Adventures that will inspire the strength in you. Just pick up a book and let your warrior flow…

Interviews

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