A. Michelle Larks is a fortyish year old sister, I hail from the Windy City. I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, and aunt. I am also hoping and praying that the saying one has two careers in their lifetimes proves to be true, since I'd love a successful writing career to be my second. I am employed as a Systems Programmer.

A. I was inspired to write Myriad of Emotions because I had talked to a lot of women in the same predicament and wanted to try my hand at telling the story from the poetry/essay angle.

A. Titles of books just pop into my head. There wasn't really a reason for the title, other than the fact after reading the poetry I realized what a gamut of emotions one goes through in this type of relationship.

A. My publisher needed more pages for the book then I had poems, so I decided to use a diary as a tool to give the readers a more personal and intimate look at the storyline.

A. I used the name Marissa for pure vanity reasons, I wanted the character of my first book to share the same first initial as mine.

A. I have been writing poetry and essays since the fifth grade.

A. Yes, I completed writing my second book this summer, titled 'Crisis Mode', it is currently being edited, and am writing book three, tentatively titled, 'Peaches and Cream'.

A. Yes, I plan a sequel to Myriad of Emotions, most of my readers have expressed an interest in knowing what happened to Marissa and Curtis.

A. The message I would like readers to receive from the book, is to weigh carefully what you put into a relationship of that type, versus what you get out of it, and listen to your heart and your brain. Most people know when they've had enough of a unchanging situation.