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I was born in a not-so-great-neighborhood on the Southside of Chicago. I am one of five kids and at one point one of eight (had a step family). We were brought up to make the best of what we had and our most redeemable quality as a family was our humor- we are the most sarcastic bunch you will ever meet for sure. I have always wanted to be a writer. That and a bartender (don't ask). I entered the corporate world of financial lending at twenty and between trying to rock that job at the best of my ability and raising my boys I found it hard to make the time to actually write. My youngest son asked me to read one of his YA books and when I completed it he asked me what I thought. I told him I didn't care for it and explained why. He scolded me(as well he should have) and told me to be nice, and I quote, "At least this girl tried. All you do is go to work." He was right so I started writing. Once I started writing again I couldn't stop. I wrote 'Just Breathe' in maybe a month and then put it to the side and started another story. About a year later I picked it back up and re-read it; I won't lie it wasn't very good, but I loved my characters so much that I felt I owed it to them to get them out there for people to know so I started re-writing. The craziest part of writing "Just Breathe" is that I couldn't stop. Every single time I pick up my draft I add more and more. The hardest part was deciding when it was complete. Truth is, I am not done writing. I have barely even started. I may not be one of those authors that writes a world classic that will be taught for years to come....and I am okay with that! My goal is to make you laugh, to introduce you to characters to fall in love with and entertain you with a great story! I am working on three other projects and one day you will see my name associated with the movies!
