Give a warm welcome to Mariah author of Love on the Sweet Side released May 11th! Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a peanut butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Mariah. What inspired you to write? I’ve always had a vivid imagination. I never needed toys as a kid, just a cardboard box and I was off, sailing the high seas in my pirate ship, zooming to the moon in my space rocket or driving across the country in my racecar. I was making up stories before I could even write. It never felt right that we only get to lead one life so I found a way to live many. Writing lets me experience a thousand different lives in my one lifetime. Do you see yourself in your characters? I think every writer puts a little bit of themselves in each of their characters, good or bad. I have a penchant to write very short heroines, as I barely reach past five-foot. I also like to add plenty of sass to my characters. Wallflower has never been a term used to describe me so I tend to write very outspoken characters. Still, I try to write a quite character every now and then. It’s important to step outside your comfort zone and grow as a writer. Where do your story ideas come from? Most of my initial story ideas come from my dreams. I have very Continue Reading →