Tell us about yourself and what inspired you to start writing.
I started writing when I was asked to write about my life on a primitive island off the coast of Ireland. Those stories were published in a book titled “Noria” in 2009. Since that books publication I have fallen in love with writing everything from poetry to short stories.
Describe your writing process? Is there anything unique about it?
I write whenever and wherever the muses come to play. I always keep a pad and pencil in my bag. I do not write my first draft of anything on the computer. Everything I write is first handwritten several times before being typed into the computer.
Have you published any books or do you have a desire to do so?
I have published several books via CreateSpace along with a weekly children’s column for our local paper. I would love to publish a set of poems just for children.
Do you have any favorite poets or authors?
I love the work of so many authors and poets that it is hard for me to pick a favorite.
Do you have a favorite book of poetry or poems?
Yes! I love the book One Hundred and One Famous Poems! I find new to me poems as well as some of my favorites that I love to read over and over again.
What are you reading now?
Theodore Boone (The Scandal) by John Grisham
What do you like to do when you’re not writing? Full-time job, pets, hobbies?
I love to paint envelopes for friend and family, as well as work part time as a personal assistant and in a daycare.
Are you working on a current project?At the moment I am working to expand the publication of my Children’s Corners to at least 20 papers nationwide. I also have a children’s early reader series that I am working on.
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