12 Quotes by Leslie Banks

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.

I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination.

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.

That has always been it for me: family first.

The story grew, got way bigger than the contest rules called for, and next thing I knew I had a book.

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.

Usually I identify with the female characters - all of them, actually... their strengths, their weaknesses, their fears, their passions.

I'd love to be able to transition what I do into screenplays that ultimately wind up on the silver screen, television series, and like film projects.

I began writing after my child was seriously hurt in a daycare center accident, and I wanted to come home to be with her during her recovery.