Debby Myers

I've been writing since first grade when I was published in 'Children's Digest'! For many years, while I was raising kids and working, I typed late at night on an old word processor. I still have those pages. It wasn't until I was diagnosed in 2016 with MS and had to leave work and go on disability that I really began to write about the disease and my feelings. Since then, I've evolved.

They are all characters I based on characters I've known or encountered in real life.

For as long as I can remember, my grandma Gigi told me stories about her life growing up in the hills of Kentucky with her nine siblings. Her stories inspired me to write down create my own. It started in first grade when I had a short story published in Children's Digest. As young as I was, the feeling I had seeing it in print, was what brought me back to writing as an adult. I've been inspired in many ways. Before only brother passed away at just 46, he encouraged me to start again. He was also a storyteller and told me I had a gift. Then when I was diagnosed with MS ten years ago, I was forced to go on disability. With time on my hands, writing kept me from slipping into depression.

I've written and self-published three full-length novels. Vex and Valor, Verdicts and Vows, & Verve and Virtue. Due to limited resources from disability, I wasn't able to publicize or hire an agent. The books all got rave reviews locally with book signings and booth sales, but they have been stagnant since. I have been writing magazine and blog articles. My next book is a set of self-reflecting stories titled Cake Crumbs.