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Welcome to my author page! My goal as an author is to encourage and entertain my readers. In 2011, I began writing nonfiction, but my fictional writing began in 2016 while facilitating a novel writing class with my students. The voices wouldn't stop talking! Vivid characters and their dialogue exploded, and writing their stories was my only relief. My psychiatrist friend assured me, "Kelda, you aren't crazy for hearing voices; you're a writer." That's all the confirmation I needed.

I grew up a military kid, and after many more moves, my husband and I made our home in south Louisiana. Our community has been an amazing place to raise our children and allow our lives to be deeply rooted. We have been blessed with four amazing children and all t Welcome to my author page! My goal as an author is to encourage and entertain my readers. In 2011, I began writing nonfiction, but my fictional writing began in 2016 while facilitating a novel writing class with my students. The voices wouldn't stop talking! Vivid characters and their dialogue exploded, and writing their stories was my only relief. My psychiatrist friend assured me, "Kelda, you aren't crazy for hearing voices; you're a writer." That's all the confirmation I needed.

I grew up a military kid, and after many more moves, my husband and I made our home in south Louisiana. Our community has been an amazing place to raise our children and allow our lives to be deeply rooted. We have been blessed with four amazing children and all the adventures parenting offers. My passions for young people began early, and I have always had the opportunity to work with children of all ages, from the very young to the the young at heart. My background is in elementary education with a masters in elementary counseling. Faith and education are truly my driving forces.

We have homeschooled our children through graduation, and I have the privilege to influence other families and encourage their decisions to homeschool their own children. For the past decade, I have worked weekly with students, tutoring a variety of subjects. I tutor a lot of math, literally hours and hours of algebra! Maybe writing is my brain's attempt to compensate and regain territory that's been claimed by logic, fractions, and variables. I do tell "math world" stories to help explain complicated math rules and remind them not to break the rules. Through church, community involvement, and teaching, I have been entrusted with mentoring the next generation. I may not have birthed them, but I claim them as my own.

When I'm not writing, I listen to audio books and watch movies, so many movies! Audio books allow me to learn and experience words while my hands are busy. I've always sewn and done handwork. Knitting, quilting, and crochet are my current crafts of choice, all the while, playing great music in the background like a soundtrack. Writing is a compulsion that occurs amid the chaos of life and dogs and constant interruptions.

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Autumn's Captive in Hardcover

For the first time, I have published a hardcover edition. Let me just say that it's fabulous! The feel, the look, everything! I couldn't be happier with the quality. I enjoy the flexibility of reading paperbacks and digital, but nothing replaces the feel of a book in my hand.

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I liked the complexity of the story without it having too much backstory or unnecessary descriptions. The characters felt real. They were complicated and multi-dimensional. An enjoyable read by a first-time fiction author.
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