I won’t bore you with the history of how I became an author. But I must tell you that it has been a long road for me. Many of you know that I was a ghostwriter prior to publishing my own books. That being said, some of my confidence slipped along this rocky road of my self-publishing journey.

I have been called illiterate, dyslexic, and many other terms not fit for commentary. Seeing your work vilified, dragged through the mud, and spat upon would take its toll. It made me question whether I was a good writer. But every time I read my own work, I felt comfort because I was writing stories I wanted to read, as well as being myself, speaking in my own voice, whether illiterate or not. I was being true to me.

Sometimes I wonder if I deserve this. People say I deserve it. I wonder what readers think. Then I go to my books and read the positive reviews. I see readers saying they love my writing style and that make me proud that somewhere out there, people are responding to my words! That is all the validation I need.

I quit a job that didn’t bring me any satisfaction to start ghostwriting. When I gave up ghostwriting, I had no money left in my account to hire editors or cover artists. It was another starting point from scratch. I learned to make my own covers and some friends would help me edit until I started editing my own work because I could not afford to pay them and felt bad about using them.

I still struggle with editing, but one thing I want to promise readers, I will never stop writing. I will keep improving my craft and will have my work professionally edited in future. I aim to give you my best and that is what you deserve. Because, without readers like you, we would not have made it this far.

Thank you, readers, for allowing us authors into your world. Thank you for taking us home, for spending time with us, and getting to know us intimately. I speak for all the authors in the Savage Bloodline boxset when I say, we love and appreciate you all.