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What was the inspiration behind Timeless<br />
Moments?<br />
A high school yearbook from the year 1915 inspired<br />
me. <strong>One</strong> picture particularly held my attention.<br />
I found myself wondering what would happen<br />
if I could travel back in time to find out why<br />
such a striking young woman would look so sad. I<br />
combined that idea with my fascination of time<br />
travel, and the story grew from there. Originally,<br />
Timeless Moments was to be a series of short stories,<br />
but another friend encouraged me there was<br />
much more to Jewel’s story. I guess his enthusiasm<br />
was contagious and led me to write a full-length<br />
book.<br />
Does Timeless Moments have a moral?<br />
The fundamental message for Timeless Moments<br />
would be love. Love conquers all. The story<br />
has three distinct timelines, but love is a central<br />
vehicle that drives the characters throughout the<br />
book.<br />
What is your favourite part of Timeless<br />
Moments?<br />
There are several sections of Timeless Moments I<br />
enjoyed writing. Probably my favorite is when Addie,<br />
a cook/housemaid, must overcome her fears,<br />
putting her own life at risk , to help the main character,<br />
Jewel. It was an intense scene to write, and<br />
I was quite eager to find out how Addie would respond.<br />
In life, we’re often faced with those kinds of challenges.<br />
We hope we will choose the morally<br />
responsible thing, but when our own lives or<br />
comfort is threatened, the decisive lines of morality<br />
often become blurred. It was interesting to see<br />
how Addie responded.<br />
I’m also a big fan of history. I love how the past<br />
directly influences the present. Being able to combine<br />
the timelines and travel between the worlds<br />
was so a dream come true. I hope readers will find<br />
the transitions as enjoyable as I did writing them.<br />
What is your favourite book? Why?<br />
It is hard to choose one. But the fictional book that<br />
inspired me the most was Charlotte’s Web by E. B.<br />
White. From the moment I opened the pages of<br />
Charlotte’s Web, I knew I wanted to be a writer.<br />
Those first lines gripped me and pulled me into<br />
the Arable’s kitchen. To my young mind, it was<br />
magic. Words have the power to connect us like<br />
nothing else. Mr. White had me at Fern’s sopping<br />
sneakers.<br />
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