Confessions from a Moleskine : I am a writer...I write about... My gift to the world is?

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I am a writer. I write about issues in life that are a reality to others and myself.3

I like to get inside a characters head. Most times becoming that character. Getting to the truth of who they are and what it means to be them. It is then that these "real" issues combine with fiction to create a story worth telling.4

Most of my current novels and short stories deal with issues such as mental illness - depression, mania, manic & schizophrenia. They deal with sexual abuse - physically, emotionally, mentally and socially. My novels with family dynamics: Parents,siblings, children and elders on a regular basis.5

I like to focus on all aspects of the characters past, present and future. Their sexual orientation and sexuality and their gender identity as well. As well as many other topics such as - betrayal, freedom, violation, discrimination and humiliation. 6

I focus mainly on teenagers and young adults in my workings of fiction. Though I do also like to work with all the characters adults and elders included. (Not just my primary characters.) 7

A lot of my characters get the chance to share their own stories through the many sub-plots I have instilled in my novels which all interconnect.8

Genre wise? I don't really have one set genre. I like to experiment with my writing.9

I love reading paranormal/supernatural romances/erotic, but my writing tends to reflect on humanity rather than species. In saying that, nothing is untouched when i write. I am even willing to try my hand at science-fiction. [Which I am I have sparingly in 'The Apparition Man.'10

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My gift to the world: If I Can only offer the world one thing it would be inspiration. Closely linked with freedom. The inspiration and freedom for others to live their passion whether it be in writing or reading. I would like to offer the world support and guidance and the truth that no dream is to small. Never to give up and may my small offering be enough to inspire generations for mans greatest invention. The written word.12

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