Cynthia Yoder
What lead you to write? When I was eight, I started typing my poems on my father’s Smith Corona typewriter. I only know this because my grandmother kept a poem, dated it – and mailed it to me when I was in my twenties! Both parents encouraged me and...
Chrystal Stevens
What lead you to write? I had always been an avid reader and loved various genres of books. Sometimes I would read a book and not like how it turned out or I would say I would have had this character do this or that. So, I decided to...
Theresa Snyder
What lead you to write? My mother was a strong influence on my initiation into writing. I was bullied in school far before it was recognized and dealt with socially as it is today. She gave me a journal and encouraged me to write down my feelings. Then we...
Ana Rubio-Serrano
What lead you to write? My family. First, my grandmother, Anne always read books for kids to my brother and me. And she didn’t just read them, but played the roles of every single character: In a sweet voice, she spoke like the grandmother of Little Red Riding Hood....
Deanie Humphrys-Dunne
What lead you to write? My parents always felt I had a talent for writing, but I didn’t have the confidence until I had a strong intuition to try writing my first book about my childhood experiences on our family’s riding school. What is your preferred genre to write?...
Ginger Elinburg
What lead you to write? I needed a place to escape and writing gave me that place. Was there a particular person that influenced you to pursue writing? No. I’ve been writing in some form, poetry and short horror in the beginning, since I was in middle school. What...
Suzy Davies
What lead you to write? I’ve always enjoyed writing. I started writing as a child because I came from a dual language family and was fascinated by language. I started writing professionally in 2014. Was there a particular person that influenced you to pursue writing? A very early influence...
Soulla Christodoulou
What lead you to write? Hi Aaron and thank you for having me! I guess I’ve always been a writer but taking my writing to the next level with a view of writing a book, well that all came to fruition in January 2015, when I joined a Creative...