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The Artist Author Notes
Behind the Scenes of an Artist, Author, Small Business & Traveler
My Author Journey
I want to share a little behind the scenes with you of how I became an author and wrote my first novel.
When I began this journey I actually didn’t set out to write a full-length novel. Originally I thought I’d tackle to project without words but as I outlined and explored some of the early world and characters I quickly found that I wanted to give them voices. Thus began my journey to becoming an author.