"Without the test of heat, no metal proves its strength; without the test of life, no love can prove its worth. Rare i…"

"It seems as though I was always writing something – little stories, poems. All through school, whenever there was a c…"

"For me, a story must be relatable and believable. As a writer, I want to immerse the reader in the lives of my charac…"

"I have a great amount of respect and admiration for a number of authors. It’s difficult to single out one as a favori…"

"I have written 9 books. Each has something that makes it special to me. The first, Legacy of Love, for the obvious re…"

"Most surprising, I think, was the depth of my sense of injustice. At times it bordered on anger, and it was such a cl…"

"My biggest writing challenge is embracing the freedom that I have now from page and word restrictions. My first few b…"

"The character created most closely from my personal experiences is Jean Carson, the teacher in Mirrors. Her struggles…"

"The hate crimes described in Love in the Balance are based on the hate crime murders of Susan Pittmann and Christine …"

"One of the reoccurring challenges I incur is that my stories don’t fit neatly into one category – there is too much s…"