"Forget all rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing." Melinda Haynes
I’m a writer. And looking in the mind of a writer can be a scary place depending on what he or she has to say. I started writing as a hobby, putting to paper the characters I saw in my mind. A place where I could take my vivid imagination all the while presenting a calm face the people around me could be comfortable with.
Working twelve to fourteen hours shifts, sometimes every day for three weeks at a clip, when an inspiration strikes, I would scribble notes on any piece of paper I could find. Riding the bus I would get an idea, and afraid I might later miss the true meaning, I scribbled notes on the inside of gum wrappers or on bus schedules.
What you may find in my writing of over a dozen novels, is they cover a variety of subjects. It’s said great writers steal ideas from other writers. My inspirations came from every day people. The words I’ve put to paper are meant to reach a variety of intellects and place them in situations they can relate and with sensitive characters that energize their emotions.
My wish is when reading my novels, they take you to a place where the weight of life is lifted for a time, and once again that naughty you hiding inside… can breathe.
E. Lessly Taylor