Colleen Tews

How long have you been writing professionally? My first book was published in 2008 and I've been writing off and on since then. I started back full-time in July of 2022. What genre/s do you write? I have never met a genre I didn't love. Epic fantasy, historical fiction (romance), paranormal romantic comedy, urban fantasy thriller, comedy/satire, alternate universe fantasy adventure, urban sci-fi thriller, and mystery is also in my future. What drives you to write? A drunken muse who has nothing better to do than torture me day and night. Compulsion is too weak of a word... What was the biggest hurdle you had to cross? Time/money - Writer's Block - Just Plain Laziness What is your latest WIP about? I am currently working on an urban sci-fi thriller about a society of people who not only remember their past lives, but plan for the next one. WY'EAST, an urban sci-fi thriller - Immortality is not what they imagined. Book I of the Renaistre Immortal Series

January was a fun month that flew by in a heartbeat. My husband and I celebrated our birthdays. It was a treat for me and a major groan for him. I don’t mind my age. He randomly sighs thinking about it. For my birthday, Ken, my husband, had gotten Hamilton tickets for myself and our youngest daughter. We are both huge Lin-Manuel Miranda fans. Seeing Hamilton live in Cleveland, Ohio was a real treat. I also experimented in the kitchen and made lobster tails for the first time. They turned out delicious. Overall, it was a real treat. For Ken’s birthday we went out for lunch at Mike’s Place in Kent, Ohio. They have an X-Wing fighter from Star Wars out front. He just had to take a picture with his Trapper Wolf helmet on. He made a tiktok about it. If you would like to see it, her goes by the name jediken. On the plus side of my health, I began weaning off a sleeping medication with my doctor’s help. I’ve been on it for years, but I’ve been doing well enough (mentally) over the last few