Stephanie Eldridge

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1. Did you choose the writing profession or did it choose you?

I believe we found each other if it's meant to happen it's meant to happen and one day I think I just finally noticed how much I enjoy writing and I decided to follow my heart and gut instinct and go for it and here I am today 18 years old with eight things published 2 essays 6 poems through many various websites that thought I was talented enough to be published.

2. What is your background? (education, work, etc.)

I'm going to be a senior next year at themes valley I used to work at TLC childcare and now I work at my school tutoring kids in English and I also work at payless shoe source

3. When did you 'know' you were a writer?

I think I knew all along it just took some courage to realize it I had to get the courage to know that I was a talented writer and once I got my first poem published I knew that writing was for me

4. How would you describe your style of writing?

My own just like Edgar Allen Poe  said some writers are just able to write depressing poems some are just able to write happy joyful things I'm able to write all different styles depending on my mood so I would call it my own because I don't just fit into one category
5. What is your writing process?

My writing process depends on my mood but overall I don't have any particular writing process to begin with.

6. What was your path to publication?

I would look all different kinds of contest up on the internet and I entered every last one and the ones I was accepted into I would continue entering but the ones that I never heard back from I tried that much harder to get accepted and I tried and tried until I was.

7. What is your favorite self-marketing idea?

I personally don't have one.

8. What are the biggest surprises you've encountered as a writer?

That some places I was talented enough to win contest and they would even invite me to be a judge and that some places weren't even interested enough in my writing that I wasn't even contacted again because they weren't interested at all.

9. How do you inspire yourself? What are your sources of creativity?

I really don't have any sources of creativity inspiration finds me and I just write what comes to mind at that time and turn it into a masterpiece later on.

10. What is your proudest writer moment?

When I have finished a poem and I know in my heart of hearts that I have tried my hardest and put my best effort forward and it is finished and a masterpiece ready to be shown to the world not just myself any longer.

11. What's the best advice you were given about writing?

To just keep writing!!! it can't make you worse only can help you become a more advanced writer it was giving to me by my English professor and how true is that advice think about it it's short sweet easy to understand and honest.

12. What is your most embarrassing writer moment?

Probably being rejected for my first time  by a publishing company.

13. What business challenges have you faced as a writer?

None, none at all
14. What is your writer life philosophy?

The same as my advice given to me by my English professor just keep writing it can't make you worse only help you become an more advanced writer!!!

15. When you're not writing what do you do for fun?

Things like I'm doing right now  more things to get me noticed and out there or more writing because writing is fun!!!

16. Who do you like to read?

Edgar Allen Poe

17. What’s your advice for new writers?

To just keep trying don't give up on yourself even if others do.

18. What are you currently working on?

My very own book on my life story