It’s Not Easy Being a Writer’s Kid #MFRWauthor

I started writing seriously when my youngest daughter was five years old. There’s a 12-year age difference between my oldest and my youngest, but even with that many years between them, my oldest was just 17. I’ve been a single mom for most of my kids’ lives, so when I decided to start writing seriously, it had a major impact on my kids–especially since I was also working a stressful job that required around 60 hours a week from me.

Even so, my kids encouraged me to write. They knew it’s what...