What is the message you’d like readers to take away from Photos of You?
I want people to finish and understand that Photos of You is not a story about death; it’s a story about life and a reminder to live your best one. I don’t believe we can truly live every day as if it were our last; it’s not feasible with our work and family commitments. Sometimes it is all we can do just to get through the days and weeks. It’s more about living authentically. If you don’t enjoy your job or aren’t happy in your relationship, either do something to fix it or change it. Don’t waste years doing something that makes you unhappy. None of us knows how long we have left to live, and it really can change so quickly. My mother passed away very suddenly at age fifty-eight, and the abruptness of her being here one moment and then completely gone the next still takes my breath away. I often wonder what she would have done differently if she had known that she only had fifty-eight years to accomplish everything she wanted to accomplish. If you want to do something, do it. Don’t wait.
Are you working on anything new?
Always! I usually have the next story forming in my head before I finish the last, which is both a blessing and a curse. I am working on another unconventional love story at the moment.
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