The first 2 books I ever wrote were romance novels. I have only published one of them and I’m not sure if I intend to write any more. Why? Because I have become so uninterested in reading them myself. I think that they give women the wrong ideas about what real men are like and how they will treat women. I guess it is a huge reflection on my own love life. There is nothing wrong with romance novels and I think they are great for women who want to escape. I guess I’ve just become disillusioned about love. My most recent work has been very dark such as the current book I am writing. “Spirit Walk.” This book is a paranormal story for young adults. And unlike the character of Ashley James in A Woman Of Courage, the main character is named Allison Roberts and she is white. I also have a vampire novel called “The Awakening that I wrote a few years ago that I want to publish soon. After I finish “Spirit Walk” I will be working on another vampire novel called “The Human.” I love vampire stories and ghost stories. My favorite TV shows are Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries. When I was a little girl I loved The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Mysteries but I had never read the books because I didn’t know about them at the time. I love supernatural stories, films etc. I don’t know why, maybe it’s because I am fascinated by things that are hard to explain. Funny because I was terrified of movies like The Exorcist and Beyond The Door when I was a kid. But those books/films were not for children anyway. I was also fascinated with the movie Psycho. Not because I love slasher movies, I hate those with the exception of The Nightmare On Elm street franchise which I loved. It’s because I was very intrigued by the main character of Norman Bates and for those who haven’t seen this film, I will not say too much about the plot, but his relationship with his mother before and after the big reveal is pure genius. I am so lucky to have grown up during a time when people were their most creative. As far as my writing style goes, I do not consider myself a black writer. I just consider myself a writer. My main characters are mostly white but some are also black. I can relate to both races very well even though I am black. I really wasn’t sure if I wanted to reveal my race to the public. Why? Because I don’t want anyone to have any preconceived notions about me and what I am like as a person or as a writer. I am not just a color. I am first and foremost a human being. My writing will reflect the lives of all races that I am most familiar with. I hope you get to read my future works. I am writing because I love it. Sometimes I hate it because it’s hard work and very time consuming but I honestly love it. And just when I say to myself “I am never writing again” I always wind up coming up with another idea for a book, poem or script for a film or for television. I have a TV pilot that I have written and I would like for you all to see it someday. I wrote it for the CW network but I haven’t tried to show it to them yet. I haven’t shown it to anyone. Maybe that will change. We’ll see how things go. Love you guys. Until next time…
My Writing Style
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The Author of the books "A Woman Of Courage," "The Blood Oath," and "Evil Has No Color," screenwriter, poet, and blogger. Born and raised in Chicago IL. Graduated from Columbia College of Chicago with a BA in Marketing Communications and Journalism. View all posts by eshelle23