Performed by Val Cole

Get to know the writer:

1. What is your short story about?

A female teenager's blossoming sexuality in the hood.

2. What genre(s) would you say this story is in?
Young Adult Drama

3. How would you describe this story in two words?

Urban Sexuality.

4. What movie have you seen the most in your life?

Sparkle (the original).

5. Do you remember the time in your life when you realized that you
wanted to write?

After having graduated college, I began writing freelance articles on assignment for magazines.

6. Do you have an all-time favorite novel?

Actually no.

7. What is your favorite meal?

A veggie burger and a side salad.

8. If you could have dinner with one person (dead or alive), who would
that be?

Tyler Perry - to convince him to buy the rights to my two Screenplays - Patterson and Young Foxes. 😃😀😀

9. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

New York Knicks basketball. A great clearance sale. A reading from a truly gifted psychic.

10. Any advice or tips you'd like to pass on to other writers?

Never give up trying to sell your writing. Believe in yourself. And most important - remember you are never too old!