Writers on Wednesday: Violetta Armour
Welcome to the first Writers on Wednesday of 2016. This week I am chatting with Violetta Armour, author of I Will Always be With You ... Tell us about your self and your book... I’m a first generation American. My parents immigrated from Bulgaria and Macedonia in the 20’s and I was born in Gary, Indiana, a steel town that attracted many immigrant families because work was available. There was every ethnic neighborhood you could imagine. I did not appreciate the rich culture I grew up in until I moved away from home and realized all communities were not so diverse. What or who inspired you to write your book? In 1999 I wanted to write a book with a pay-it-forward sort of theme. It was strictly a young adult book with a 16 year old hero, Teddy. I secured an agent but she couldn’t find a home for it. I think it was too sweet for the teen audience of the day. I put it in a drawer for 13 years and re-wrote it in 2013 adding adult characters. Ironically now wh...