I have lived in a very different environment than the majority of people. I was sentenced to 99 years in prison for robbing a white female motel clerk when I was nineteen years old. In that kind of setting a person sees a lot of different situations. Homosexuality is very prevelant and often, even those…
Where did I get the inspiration to write the book? The unresolved dilemma in the Middle East constantly bothered me. Why wasn’t something done to resolve the situation? America has the power to insist and enforce UN Resolutions but refused to act in that manner. They coached, expecting the two sides to sort things out…
My husband used to drive big rigs cross country and one night he had a dream that he’d been attacked by a werewolf. He’s a big sci-fi fan! Anyway, as he was telling me the story, I thought, hey, this could be a book, so I started writing, asking him for more details and adding…
My biggest influence, and the reason I have taken on the challenge of saving marriages, were my parents, who again just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. And their influence wasn’t because of anything they ever said to me, but what they did, stayed married. What makes this more important was they had the typical marriage…
Believe it or not, the concept for Cynthia and Constantine sprung up during a season of American Idol. I work for county government and once a month 7 of us get together to have lunch. We call it the Lusty Ladies Lunch Group. We keep in touch via email. During this particular season, Bo Bice…
Certainly it is true that when I wrote The Pyewiz and the Amazing Mobile Phone, it was partially inspired by a tradesman who was a pirate in all but profession. But there has always been an inner need in me to fulfill a long held idea, that writing a book might in fact be therapeutic.…
When I was eight years old I lost my voice. Not literally, figuratively. It was buried under the weight of sexual molestation. When I “lost my voice” I found a pen. I couldn’t get past the shame I felt in order to tell someone so I started writing my fears and my secrets between the…
The Story Behind the Book 