Children of Avalon is the first book I've ever written as well as the first story I've ever written down. I have had a lot of story ideas in my mind throughout my life and I just decided to write this one down. Then I published it. 

I wasn't sure if I would keep writing while I was writing that first book but after I published it, I was hooked on the creative side of storytelling and I really enjoyed the business side of indie publishing. So I kept writing. 

Throughout all of my books to date, I have an ongoing theme of light vs. dark and how that struggle is all around us and within us. Darkness and light are characters as well as a theme for the external environment the characters are in as well as the ever present internal struggle of light and dark. 

The underlying thought I always explore in all of my books, and probably always will,  is the spectrum of mental struggles and and how to go about life with that struggle. Just like everyone, I have a history of good and bad external interactions and then have to deal with those interactions internally. So, writing these stories is me exploring those challenges by writing about the kind of person I would like to be so that I can deal with those challenges better. 

I explore through my characters, how they overcome and deal with these challenges in a spectrum of ways (messy to straight forward). To do that, I have to force myself outside of my own head and take a good look at myself as well as society. This then forces me to think objectively about whatever issue I’m exploring, so I can form the words to write the story. So, I think that is something that has really been good for me and kind of a surprise when I started writing. I thought I was just going to tell a fun little story.  

So, in the end, I write because it’s good for my mental health and because it gives a lot of joy to get my stories out of my head. I feel like I am better version of myself when I’m writing and storytelling.