I first started writing when I was around fourteen, but I never got past the few few paragraphs. I always wanted to write, but never really thought that I could do it. Over the years I made several attempts to write, but they were all horrible failures.

It wasn't until after I threw my back out and I realized just how bad my situation was that I decided to give it a try. I'd been reading heavily at that point and there were a lot of books that I really enjoyed, but there were also books that I didn't like. It was because of the books that I didn't enjoy that I decided to give writing a chance. I'd hoped that I could write a more enjoyable story.

My latest book is actually the first book that I ever wrote. It was my first attempt at writing. I wrote day and night for a few weeks straight and when the book was done I thought it was the best book ever written. I set it aside, preparing myself for that day that book would become world famous.

I started to research publishing and realized that I should probably edit the book to make sure that it was absolutely perfect. I read through it and not even halfway through I realized just how horrible the book was. It was awful, really awful. I deleted the entire book, but saved the characters because they'd meant a great deal to me.

Over the years I would work on the book here and there. This past year I decided that I owed it to the characters to finish the book. The book didn't turn out as I expected, but I really enjoyed the process and loved the story.

Honestly, I did't want to deal with jumping through hoops to get the attention of a publisher. I also didn't want to have to deal with someone else controlling my books, deciding what I write and profiting off my books.

When I first started out I didn't know there was a such thing as an indie author. After I came across an article highlighting the subject I began to research. It seemed easy enough and I felt that it was worth a shot. It was either that or leave my books to collect dust.

Smashwords has been a godsend. They have helped a great deal. They've helped me distribute my books at stores that I couldn't get into on my own. They offer a great deal of advice, have great customer service and they've made the whole process pretty painless.

Writing a story that I really enjoy and being able to spend more time with my children.

My readers are in a word, awesome. They're great. They are probably the nicest people that I've ever met. They great to talk to, fun to chat with and go out of there way to help me when I need some story advice. They make this whole thing worth it.

Right now I am working on the historic Neighbor from Hell novel. The book is called Truce and will take place in the 19th century England. As soon as I'm done with that I will finish the 4th Pyte/Sentinel book.

Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter, G. A. Aiken to name a few. I love romance novels with humor.

My children. They're the greatest accomplishment in my life. They're really wonderful kids.

I spend my free time with my children, reading, walking and relaxing. Between work and my children I really don't have much free time :)

I'll run a search depending on the mood I'm in. I read the synopsis for any book that catches my eye and then I'll check out the reviews, but I don't rely too heavily on those. If I can sample the book I'll do that.