While it's true that I was the girl who got in trouble for sneaking flashlights and notebooks into my room in case of late night inspirations and that my teachers caught me writing down ideas instead of class notes while in school and college, I'm no longer that young girl. After self-publishing several short stories in early 2012, my writing career stalled as I realized that I was pregnant and then my son made an early escape from his "jail" and entered the world two months prematurely. This turned my husband and I's world upside down. But, he was healthy and we were quickly sent home with a 4 lb bundle of joy. Being a stay at home mom has been a joy that I'm grateful for. Not only do I get to watch my son grow, but I have the time (most days) to work on the ideas sprinting through my head. Early in 2015, I realized that it wasn't enough for me to just write. I wanted to offer the help that no one offered me as an indie author several years prior.

So I began a Goodreads group called Support for Indie Authors. Almost three months later and we are at 800 members and have a wide range of resources available for indie authors who are overwhelmed with self-publishing. I do my part by featuring Indie Authors on my blog and helping to promote their work. And I have five moderators who are just as excited to help other indie authors as I am: Riley Westbrook, V.M. Sawh, B.B. Wynter, Christina McMullen, and Dwayne Fry.

My ultimate goal is to open a publishing company that offers the author more control that they're usually given, with editing, formatting, and marketing options available. It's a big world full of people who love to read. There's no reason for so many wonderful authors to be buried under "more popular" authors simply because they don't have the appropriate marketing budget. There's no shortage of readers, so why should authors be competitive with one another?.