My Reading Problem: Author Interview with LeRon Barton

What is your favorite quality about yourself? That I have something in common with everyone.

What is your least favorite quality about yourself? I am impatient.

What is your favorite quote, by whom, and why? There are a couple of quotes, but the one that I use the most right now is, “I am all that I have met” by Malcolm X

What are you most proud of accomplishing so far in your life? Converting to Catholicism. It has given me a center that I was always attempting to find.

What is your favorite color? Purple, I love it.

What is your favorite food? Hamburgers. There is nothing like a great burger. Nothing

What’s your favorite place in the entire world? Barcelona, Spain is the best place I have ever visited.

How has your upbringing influenced your writing? Well I have always wanted to be a writer. Growing up amongst artists – My Mother is a writer and artist, my Grandfather was an artist, my Aunt studied fashion design, and my brother is an illustrator, so that made it easier to persue my passion of writing. My Mother always encouraged me to write, so I thank her for that.

Do you recall how your interest in writing originated? As far as I remember, I was always interested in writing. It was something that was in my blood.

When and why did you begin writing? Well I had been writing poetry, stories, and screenplays, but I always knew that writing a book was the ultimate goal.

How long have you been writing? Pretty much all my life.

When did you first know you could be a writer? My Mother would always tell me that I could be anything I wanted and writing came easy.

What inspires you to write and why? There are so many things. I can be inspired by hearing a song, looking at someone, watching a movie. I can say everything inspires me.