Val Conrad

I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of. Joss Whedon I grew up in a small West Texas town and began writing years before I started in the journalism program at my high school. When I became the editor of the school newspaper my junior and senior years, the joke about me was that I couldn't sign my name in less than 300 words. Nothing has really changed decades later. Blood of Like Souls, my first novel, took about 16 years from its humble few pages to getting a cover. The second in the series, Tears of Like Souls, took about eight months. Promises of Like Souls took about four months. Secrets of Like Souls took 60 days. It was so much easier now that I had such a feel for the characters. All four are available in print, Kindle, and from Audible. The fifth in this series, Echoes of Like Souls, should be available in October this year. I love writing, but my day job will always be in medicine, as I'm now a nurse practitioner. I wrote Surviving American Healthcare because it is what I wish my patients knew about their own health, the healthcare system, and how to prepare themselves for changes as they age. You can find it on a similar Author Page for Valerie Conrad.