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xxxJoy Collins

I knew I wanted to be a writer as soon as I learned what a book was. Creating my own world and having total control over it – it was the stuff any shy awkward little kid dreamed of.

I wanted to be a journalism major in college, but my guidance counselor talked me out of it. Back then, nursing or teaching were the only professions women were encouraged to pursue. So, my dream of becoming a writer was put on hold for the next few – make that many – years as life took precedence. Now that life has settled down, I have found that the urge to write won’t let me be.

My first journey into publication took the shape of a health newsletter for Baby Boomers that I started in 1997 with a friend but it wasn’t a success. I think we were ahead of our time. Boomers just weren’t ready to look at their health back then.

But that didn’t stop me. My next venture was online and I was fortunate to publish several medical and health-related articles, even having my own monthly health column at one point. I eventually branched out into print magazines.

But making up stories has always been my first love. I knew I wanted to write fiction. Writing novels is what I want to do. I started playing a game of ‘what-if’ one day with an idea that had been rolling around my mind and the seeds for Second Chance started to sprout. I drew on my own emotional experience as a second wife and stepmother while giving Sara, the protagonist, her voice. It was self-published in 2007 and recently re-published by a small press in December 2008. I recently collaborated with another author. We just finished one book which we are shopping around to agents. We have another one started and I am halfway through another book I am writing solo. My web site is www.joycollins.com.

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