Her name is Sandi Weyl, pen name: S.J. Weyl. She was born and raised in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. She has been married to her husband for 12 years now and they have 3 beautiful children together! (2 girls, 1 boy) In 2017, she was laid off from her medical records job, and that really pushed her to focus on writing, after everyone else was in bed for the night. She has been a night owl/chronic insomniac since she was a teen, so that’s when she can get her best writing done.
Daughter of Eve
Where available:
Available on Amazon as an e-book or paperback
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What authors inspired you most and how so? What do you admire about each one?
I’ve read a lot of authors who have inspired me, from Dean Koontz to Ted Dekker to Suzanne Collins. All for different reasons, too, from writing outside the box to their chosen subject matter. Dekker, especially, I admire for the psychological roller coasters his books are.
What advice do you have to offer in support of other authors?
To anyone else thinking about writing a book, I say go for it. Write what you love, write your book for yourself first, and go from there.
What is your genre of choice and why?
My only current published book falls into crime/mystery. I’ve always loved watching crime and true crime related television and reading crime and thriller related books. My taste in books has changed and evolved over the years, inspiring one of my current projects, more in the realm of light sci-fi elements, a little fantastical, that I’m excited about!
How’d you come about discovery of your writing talent, gift or ability?
It sounds like a total cliche, but I’ve been writing as long as I can remember. Growing up, my younger sister and I were dragged along to car shows with my parents. I was always packing notebooks and pens to write. In 2nd or 3rd grade, I remember writing a report on wolf packs and my teacher praising it and writing encouraging notes in the margins to keep writing. That really sparked my joy in crafting with words. Since then, I’ve made up story after story and rewritten older works (older being stuff I wrote in high school that was at high cringe levels) to practice and improve.
What are your future writing endeavors? What’s next on your authorship agenda?
Currently, my time is spread between 3 projects! I have a Daughter of Eve short story retold from an alternate POV, the original’s follow up, and another project set in an apocalyptic world with some interesting ideas.
Is writing for you synonymous with living and breathing, or just something you do as a hobby, and how so and why?
What started as a hobby has turned into a part of who I am. If I’m doing work around the house, I’m thinking about writing. If I’m exercising, I’m thinking about writing. If I’m reading, I’m probably also thinking about writing.
Indie/Self-Published Author and/or Traditionally Published? What do you favor more and why?
The changes in publishing really opened the door and opened my mind to indie/self-publishing. There are so many tools and resources to publish without querying and getting rejections, it sealed the deal for me in my decision to go that route. I give major kudos to traditionally published authors or those who choose going down that road. It takes more courage than I have!
What’s the greatest compliment that you ever received regarding your literary accomplishments and what did this remark do for you, how did it transform your life or your writing?
I remember having a particularly bad day, full of self doubt and imposter syndrome. I tried to write that night after everyone else in my house was in bed and couldn’t get a single coherent sentence down. I just hated everything I tried to write. The next morning, I woke up to a new review titled “a unique and startling premise.” It praised my character development and story in general, which I had gone to bed doubting. It gave me a reminder that I could do something well. Now, I keep in mind that my writing and I are unique, and my books won’t be for every audience. And that’s fine by me.
