My name is Diane Adams Taylor and I am beginning my second career as a writer, author and lecturer.  I have recently had my first novel, Circles in Time, published by Tate Publishing and my second work is at the Bush Publishing Company.  It should be available for distribution in October 2013 and it is called The Healer of Wounded Souls.  I am currently working on two additional novels as well as a children’s book for my young grandson.  I am a retired educator with over thirty-two years in the field with a background as a teacher, a special education coordinator as well as a district level administrator for students with disabilities.  I have given educational seminars to thousands of educators in the areas of special education, behavior management and grant writing..  I have also served as an adjunct faculty member teaching coursework in special education and behavior management at the university level. I now write for an on-line publication on topics in special education to keep abreast of various educational updates. My desire to write started long ago – probably in elementary school.  I love to read and I could always be found with a book in my hands.  I like many authors who write in various genres.  I especially love some of the classic writers like the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen.  My favorite poet is Emily Dickinson.  One of my favorite contemporary authors is Ken Follett. When I find a book I enjoy I tend to read it many times.  I have always marveled at the author’s ability to paint a picture in the reader’s mind with words so I vowed that someday I would write my own novel.  I majored in art history and English during my college years but like so many liberal arts majors, was unable to find work after graduation.  After several stints as a well-educated waitress, I returned to school to get my master’s degree in special education.  After being hired as a teacher, I used my talents in writing to create curriculum for students with special needs.  I found my time for more creative writing to be strictly limited especially after I became a single mother.  Once I was able to retire from teaching, I again found the opportunity to spend time on my passion. I write in the genre of fiction but in my first book and my newest manuscript I employ a spiritual/metaphysical bent to add some uniqueness to my work.  My writing (maybe because of my lengthy time as a teacher) tends to teach the reader about important lessons which need to be learned.  I made the choice to write in this genre because I feel drawn to help others through my stories.  I believe that I have found my purpose in my work of writing fiction which includes moral lessons to enhance the storyline.  The challenges I have faced are those of many authors – trying to spend time writing new work while marketing the published work.  I try to write for several hours each day and as you would expect some days are better than others in regards to the quality of my work.  Many days I sit at the computer with a blank screen begging for help to find the words.  Other days the words just pour out of me.  My newest manuscript, The Healer of Wounded Souls, is a novel about a young woman named Hope who is involved in a terrible accident.  Thinking she has died, Hope finds herself being escorted to the Other Side by an angel.  She is introduced to her advisors who present her with several choices.   She is given the opportunity to end her life and stay with them or return to earth to become a healer of those who suffer from wounded souls.  During her journey to discover her true purpose she finds those who will assist her in her mission of healing wounded warriors.  However, several obstacles present themselves in the form of terrorists who wish to stop her as well as government agencies who find her work counterproductive to their wishes.  The story is a fictional thriller with spiritual lessons to be learned.   It is being published by Bush Publishing Company and should be available for distribution in October 2013. You may find me on Twitter @DAdamsTaylor and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CirclesinTime .  For more information and to visit my blog please go to www.dianeadamstaylor.com  Thank you for taking the time to learn about me and my writing.

Author of Circles in Time and the soon-to-be released The Healer of Wounded Souls.

Co-founder of a not-for-profit organization which recognizes the many accomplishments of students as well as teachers.