Because of his brother, Julian was destined to spend an eternity in hell. Sherrilyn’s best books include:įantasy Lover: Julian’s life was a literal nightmare.

As such, it comes as a surprise when she reveals that she was homeless at one point, even though her resume included six bestsellers. The author is highly successful, having sold millions of copies of her books. Sherrilyn has won RT Reviewers Choice, RWA Prism, and All About Romance Reader Awards. But the author persevered, created the Kinley MacGregor pen name, and gave her career the injection of energy it needed. Things went downhill when she fell pregnant and the medical bills mounted. Even after adding several bestsellers to her record and winning awards, she went through a difficult period where she couldn’t land a contract. Sherrilyn’s career was hardly smooth sailing. By the time her third book landed on bookshelves, she had enough money to buy a computer. The meager paycheck she got paid for a desk. It took the author two years to sell the manuscript. Her husband bought the Brother wordprocessor Sherrilyn used to write her first novel. She realized that God had placed her on earth to tell stories. Before long, her imagination came to life and the fictional characters that had plagued the author during her childhood, keeping her company, came back with a vengeance. Sherrilyn found her husband’s typewriter and started penning the first article. When a childhood friend, and editor at a magazine, asked her to submit some articles, she jumped at the chance. The couple was painfully poor, and the author was determined to chip in. After joining her husband in Richmond, Sherrilyn tried and failed to find a job. But then her life took a turn for the worst. The author could have easily buried her publishing dreams.

He also reminded Sherrilyn of the passion she had for storytelling.īut his encouragement was not enough to re-ignite her interest in writing. He helped the author on her journey to recovery. She is grateful to her husband, who she married three years later. The two were close, and his death devastated Sherrilyn. But before she could take action, her older brother died. She went so far as to write a manuscript to completion. Even at the tender age of 20, she had a decent resume that included numerous submissions to magazines. Sherrilyn was all set to begin her journey in publishing. She was also friends with a fellow that managed an SF/F magazine during her college years. The school newspaper gave the author a temporary outlet for her creativity. They did not realize that Sherrilyn spent her classes daydreaming. Some of her teachers thought she was taking notes. After publishing an essay in a local newspaper in third grade and finally making a sale at 14, no one could dissuade Sherrilyn from the notion that she was destined to pursue a career in writing and publishing.

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