Meet an Author Monday, Birthdays and Books

First I want to say a very happy birthday to my new friend, Killian McRea. Have a great day! Killian’s debut novel, 12.21.12 releases December 21st. I also want to give a birthday shout out to my good friend AllySue who turns 21 today. Happy birthday, Ally.

My debut novel, Shades of Atlantis will be released tomorrow the 9^th November. As you can imagine I am very excited and nervous. In fact, I am so nervous that words fail me, something that is out of the ordinary for me. Forgive me if I babble, it’s been a bit of an emotional roller-coaster today.

We celebrated Thanksgiving here at the weekend. This year I am also thankful for the opportunity I’ve been given to become a published author. It was a rocky road for me. I almost gave up on the idea of writing because I lost faith in myself. Shades of Atlantis ended up sitting in a drawer for almost two years. Thanks to the amazing people around me pushing me on, I started writing again and eventually decided to re-visit Shades of Atlantis and the sequels I had started to work on. My friends and my family never let me give up. For that I am thankful.

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