How long did it take you to write your first book?

If I remember correctly, all in
all about three months. The actual writing took about a month but add in all
the research, editing, rewrites etc. and three months sounds about right.

What inspired you to start writing?

The voices!

Yes, the voices is what I tell
people but as writers, we know what that means. It isn’t like we hear actual
voices but more like our imagination is speaking to us in the voice of a
character. Mine was Ennis, a little boy who had a story he wants me to tell
about his life. I was on a treadmill at Planet Fitness and he wouldn’t stop
“telling” me his story. I finally agreed and FIREFLIES was born.

How many drafts did you do before you felt it was ready to publish?

About three—four if…