Author, S. L. Connors, better known as Shar to family, friends, and peers, resides in South Florida with husband, Jim and Sheltie, Gypsy Lee.

Sharon Connors has written in some capacity for as long as she can remember. As an adolescent she wrote poetry, short stories; and even began a novel in her teens. Her first clip came while in the sixth grade, when the school year book published one of her poems. By the time she entered high school, her interest matured enough to take formal journalism and creative writing classes. However, she never considered herself a writer until about seven years ago. "Since then, I have had short stories and poetry published and won a few contests. That’s when I began to believe; yeah, perhaps I am a writer. When Dancing On the Edge was accepted for publication, that was the turning point for me. I am a writer."

Connors writes because she takes pleasure in the creative process. "I enjoy spinning tales and the sense of accomplishment in doing so. It is a stress reliever, a chance to let my imagination soar." While some writers let rejection letters get them down, Connors doesn’t let them stop up her creativity or put a damper on her writing. Instead, she expects them, knowing they are part of the process. "Dancing On the Edge took me three years to complete, and a couple more years to get the submission process down." She admits, "I am definitely not a person who can write on demand, and can only write in a relaxed, unstressed mode. If I don’t have anything to say when I sit down to write, I don’t force it."

Seven years ago, when Connors seriously dabbled with the idea of writing, she signed up for a free class offered by Writer’s Village University. Little did she realize the impact that free class would have on her life. For the last seven years she has belonged to a writer's group called Hemingway Hall at Writer’s Village University. "We all met in the free writing class offered by Writer’s Village called F2K. Seven members of that class bonded, decided to join WVU, and we began our own study group." Connors facilitates for the group where writing peers post current project excerpts, share information on all aspects of the craft, and offer each other critiques, motivation, and support. "Amazingly, Dancing was inspired out of a characterization lesson in the F2K writing classes. We had to write a scene with one character introducing/describing another character. I wrote the scene where Callie visits the psychiatrist and the novel progressed from there."

Callie came to life for Connors in that writing exercise. Today her novel introduces readers to this strong character as she checks in for the start of a routine work shift. "Circumstances turn anything but routine when things go south" Connors says. Her character’s positive focus helps her do what has to be done to get through a series of challenges. ePress-online offers this crime/suspense novel in electronic and print formats. "Print books will always be a popular commodity," Connors says, "but I think electronic books are going to be the thing of the future. As electronics evolve, I think we will see many things evolve along with them."

Most of Connors’ stories come from real life experience and observation; others from her vivid imagination. "Though Dancing On the Edge is Crime Suspense, I am more comfortable with the Dark Fantasy genre because I have more freedom to create everything from the setting to the situations the characters find themselves in. They say write what you know. Well, I know my imagination and it is limitless." She is currently finishing the first draft of Curse of the Marimé, book one of a dark fantasy series spinning tales of shapeshifters, gypsies, and magic.

Connors offers this bit of advice to writers starting out or struggling at some point in the process. "Don’t give up, follow you dreams. There is no wrong way to write. Just do it! And keep doing it."