I had trouble learning to read when I started school.  So that made me try harder with my reading and by the time I was in middle school I loved reading.  The first novel I read was 'Gone With the Wind.' I was thirteen at the time and it took me a whole summer to read this book.   Although I loved reading, I didn't like to write.  I remember writing a poem, which was an assignment given to me.  The teacher called me up to her desk, I thought I was in trouble, but she told me my poem was very good and asked me if she could have it.  Of course, I told her yes.  I was shocked.  I could write!  I didn't start to write seriously until my later years.  Now I have the writing bug and can't stop.  I have about thirty manuscripts started on my computer.  I wake in the morning sometimes with a whole book idea in my head and I have to get to the computer to write down notes and sometimes I write the first chapter.  It's funny I had a hard time learning to read and now I have published four books.  I have come to the conclusion that when you have a difficult time in a certain area you should check it out, maybe it's God pointing a finger trying to get your attention.  

I have published poems. You can see them on my website. I have published four books for teens or anyone. The Ridge Street Series. Check out my website. You can purchase them online at any book store.