What major historical events do you remember?

I can remember it as if it was yesterday. Sitting in my grade school library watching the take off. Then poof, all was lost. I recall the teachers didn’t know how to explain to us what had happened.

It was the first time I saw someone die live on television. I had a dream of becoming an astronaut that quickly faded that day. As a kid I admired Sally Field the first woman astronaut in the US. I even did a paper on her in grade school.

The Challenger disaster changed my view of the world, that someone could die within 90 seconds is horrific. To this day my dream of becoming an astronaut was lost that day.

I can remember walking around shell shocked the whole rest of the day after seeing the devastating events on TV.

What are you most proud of in your life?

My first book is something I’m very proud of. I rarely brag about my book but I’m very proud of writing it. It made me feel like a fortified writer.

I think being genuine in your work is extremely important. By writing the way I talk I really, truly feel like I am.

Writing is something I started in high school & it wasn’t until university that a professor said I had real skill. So never give up on your writing.

I think something that helped me was meeting other writers & reading other writers work. I’m a huge fiction fan & am currently reading “Three” by Perrin.

By reading other writers you learn how different characters are shaped & you learn how to be descriptive in your writing. So put away that camera & take out your fingers & start writing.