It was all a back-handed blessing, and my friends were the ones who kept the faith, read my work, and urged me to submit it to publishers by sending it out for me - they would not hear no for an answer. Leslie Banks More Quotes by Leslie Banks More Quotes From Leslie Banks I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination. Leslie Banks genre imagination writing In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home. Leslie Banks honesty mom home I look at life, the experiences I've had, at the human condition, the dynamics between people, the news (world news), and draw from the compelling realities all around us. Leslie Banks world-news reality people That has always been it for me: family first. Leslie Banks family-first firsts I began writing after my child was seriously hurt in a day care center accident, and I wanted to come home to be with her during her recovery. Leslie Banks hurt home children The story grew, got way bigger than the contest rules called for, and next thing I knew I had a book. Leslie Banks rules story book way
