​​​When it seemed like I was only an F away from flunking out of the sixth grade, a retired school teacher took me under her wing. After some tutoring and testing, she informed my parents that the reason I was having trouble in school wasn’t because I was dumb but instead dyslexic.​

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When my stepfather heard this, he decided to take me to a used bookstore with the belief that the best way to improve my reading skills was to read.  Some of the books were hard to get through at first, but with his encouragement I refused to give up. We made many trips to that bookstore, and I especially loved the science fiction and fantasy sections.​

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Then one day, after complaining about the ending of a particular book, he told me that if I didn’t like the books that I had been reading, then to write one myself—so I did. My first attempt resulted in a horribly written western when I was fourteen, starring a cocky gun slinging cowboy by the name Curt Calhoun. Curt along with his seven brothers, who all shared C names in common, may never have seen the pages of a book, but that was the day I started writing, and never stopped.​

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I have over fifty books on my computer which I've written in various genres, all of which are waiting to come to life. Even though my ability to write has improved over the years, I am humble enough to admit that I cannot venture on this journey alone, and I am grateful for a very capable and talented editor. I see myself more as a storyteller than an author.​

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Sincerely yours, Shawn Reilly​

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Shawn Reilly lives in Mt. Comfort Indiana with her husband, and three daughters. She is the author of the Union series, a paranormal/fantasy romance and Bug, and Spun, both YA paranormal romances. She writes in various genres, which include paranormal romance/urban legend, science fiction, dystopian, fantasy, suspense, and dramedy.