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#writerscoffeeclub 01 - 1. Does your work include any poetry? Share a snippet.

It doesn't. But I adore poetry. I hope to one day add it to photos or other projects.

#writerscoffeeclub 02 - Do you use ARC readers? Do they help your book sales? What's an ARC reader?

~ARC stands for Advanced Review Copy. An ARC reader is a person who receives a pre-published copy of a book, usually after final editing.

Not used. I'm not sure if it'd be a direction I'd choose to go down.

#writerscoffeeclub 03 - What writing advice would you give your younger self?

This is so damn tough to answer. Writing has been such a destructive/healing force in my life. Both parts were necessary. I wouldn't have changed the journey. Only I know of that earned confidence battle.

If I could find a way to cheat code that intelligence to my younger self, I definitely would.

Believe in yourself. Yet the truth is lived. Don't be a hypocrite.

#writerscoffeeclub 04 - 4. Do you/will you write under your own name? Do you share a name with another writer?

Names seem fickle to me. Maybe that's because I have such a common one or have disassociated into various characters over the years, idk. I'm fairly shy and quiet. Fading into obscurity, desirable.

Yet in my world, I have a large network of people who have helped me and the kids. Advocacy requires truth. PTSD and disability issues are complicated.

#writerscoffeeclub 06 - Is it the reader's/critic's interpretation of a work or the author's? Would you fight an author's opinion?

In many ways interpretation is the bread of life. People can freely pick a slice and as an artist I welcome that reality.

The tragedy is that so many have accepted that moldy bread is good for them.

#writerscoffeeclub 07 - What's your favourite book? Why?

Same with photography - the one I haven't discovered yet. I crave the quest.

#writerscoffeeclub 10 - What aspect of your work are you most proud of? Don't be shy.

I spent a significant amount of time and effort into emotional mapping, not for a story or product, just for my own selfish intelligence and life growth.

Circulating around the uniqueness of my life (PTSD, physical & intellectual disabilities, chronic stress from caregiving, marginalization) - understanding why and pushing limits of boundaries is a form of problem solving.