Author Biography
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LaConnie Taylor-Jones,
a native Memphian, is a health educator consultant and holds
advanced degrees in community public health and business
administration. Married, she is the mother of four and resides
with her family in Northern California.
For over twenty-five years, Ms. Taylor-Jones has been an avid
romance reader. In the summer of 2003 a challenge from her
husband made her seize the opportunity to blend her enthusiasm
for teaching health, social responsibility and social justice
with her love for reading the genre. Her experience as a health
educator sparked a multitude of storylines and her romance,
which she defines as the spirit of adventure, played a pivotal
part in her road to publication. In a little over four years,
she’s authored three full-length novels.
Ms. Taylor-Jones is an active member of the Contra Costa Alumnae
chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the African
American Community Health Advisory Committee, Black Women
Organized for Political Action, and the San Francisco Area and
Black Diamond chapters of Romance Writers of America.
Author Interview
1. You are a wife, a
mother of four, a health educator, and you volunteer in your
community. When exactly do you make time to write?
I’ll be the first to admit that it was tough finding the time to
get those thoughts for a storyline from my head onto paper.
After a few failed attempts, I succeeded. For me, the right time
to write is when I say goodbye to the duties of wife, maid,
cook, chauffer, doctor, business owner and referrer and stumble
down the stairs, groping in semi-darkness for my best friend,
the coffeepot.
The illuminated numbers on the microwave indicate one o’clock in
the morning.
2. What aspects of your own life are
woven into your book?
The humorous side of me tends to come out in my stories. Also,
readers see how I view family as well as how I’ve learn to deal
with the curves life can oftentimes throw our way.
3. How do you spark your creativity?
Reading newspapers, magazines, or sometimes talking with friends
or colleagues about a certain subject. My mind goes on a
whirlwind and I find myself saying, “Hmmm, wonder how I
can turn this into a novel?”
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