Today we sit down with author and blogger Linda Bethea. She has published her first book and we are going to hear about her work, inspiration and even get a sample of her first completed effort.

Please enjoy this edition of 20 Questions:

Q1) When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

As soon as I saw books, I wanted to write.  I drew pictures on typing paper and tried to sew the pages into a book before I started school.  I thought people who wrote books had to be the finest folks in the world.  It was like a superpower!

Q2) How long does it typically take you to write a book?

I’ve only published one.  It took a couple of years to write and vegetated a few months before I really got serious about publishing.  I was very intimidated by the process, imagining it was…