"As the tears began streaming down her face. Her mama stopped to ask, "will you be ok?" Why doesn't he love me? Bre asked. He always does this! Do you think he's mad?"
How did you come up with ideas for this book?
I was able to tap back into my thoughts, feelings, and emotions as I once felt as a child and I was able to get back into the shoes of my 7-year-old self. Once I was able to take myself back to that place with the help of the holy spirit it was like the pages just began to write themselves.
What do you hope readers will learn/discover from reading your book?
What I want my adult readers to learn/discover is that it never too early to begin to have critical conversations with children. Children are always watching and modeling what we do as adults. So, it is very critical that we as adults set the examples for who we want our children to become because how we choose to interact with them early on will determine how they choose to interact with the world once they are adults. I also want my young readers to know that what happened to them does not define who they are but it’s what they decide to do with themselves after the moment passes that determines who they will become.
What inspired you to write this book?
Definitely the leading of the holy spirit and wanting to bring healing to the younger generation and their families. When I was writing this book, I found that I was able to pour a lot of myself into the main character and was able to tap back into stories of trauma that I endured as a child such as not feeling loved by own my father. Although, years later we have reconciled our relationship the years of trauma that I endured behind it left me with a lot of deep wounds and scars that I am just now working on getting healed through the help of trauma therapy. If I can help any family or child not have to go the same route that I did that’s my goal.
What’s next for you?
Currently, I am launching my own Coaching and Consulting firm Called Child Enrichment Solutions LLC. I help youth identify negative thoughts, feelings, and emotions that inhibit them from personal achievement utilize constructive coping strategies that will lead to happy, empowered, and successful lives. Secondly, I am working on getting my second book ready to be published sometime around easter. Lastly, I am working on getting a few speaking engagements lined up to help motivate and encourage the youth.
In five words describe your book.
Jesus, Faith, Family, Unconditional Love, and Joy.
Just for fun
Coffee or tea?
Coffee
Lights on / lights off?
Lights Off
3 things you never leave home without?
Cellphone, Ray ban Sunglasses, and My Purse.
Sleep in or get up early?
Sleep in
3 celebrity crushes?
Christian Keyes, Michael B Jordan, & Jon B
Any advice to give to aspiring writers?
My biggest piece of advice would be to just begin writing. I know I’ve always wanted to write books for years but, would always get stuck in my head on what and how I should write. I know during the writing process google was my best friend. I also joined a lot of fb writing and author groups; this has helped me to see what type of publications others are putting out there. Once you have written your book, I suggest allowing friends and family to read it, especially if you have teacher friend’s they can save you a lot of time and money when it comes to editing. Then after they look at it go to Fiverr.com and hire a professional editor to overlook your book and provide you with suggestions. From there, you can look up a graphic design artist that will help design book covers as well as format your book. When it comes to self-publishing look to do so on Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble. However, if you want to go the more traditional publishing route, I definitely say do research on the company that matches your values, standards of quality, and know how much you are willing to invest.
