Lacie asked Lurlene McDaniel:

I loved the One Last Wish Foundation but my favorite was the Dawn Rochelle series. I always wanted to know how her life ended up and I was glad when you wrote To Live Again. You inspired me to become a writer after I read your books. Was it difficult to become a writer when you're first book was published? What inspired you to want to write stories for us?

Lurlene McDaniel I was very fortunate to have my first books published quickly. School Book Fairs was looking for writers and I was in the right place at the right time... Today's writer has many avenues to being published because of online publishing ventures. Still many writers want their books sold in bookstores, and that path is much more difficult to navigate. I encourage all writers to persue their dreams.
As for Dawn, she still lives in my head and heart, but my reading audience is mostly YA, and adult issues may not be as interesting to these readers. A good rule for a writer to remember: Know your audience! Yet one day, I may write a book for readers over 40...

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