Author Lyla Oweds #interview

Please give a warm welcome to author Lyla Oweds

Tell us a bit about yourself

My name is Lyla Oweds, and I’ve been a published author for less than a year. So I’m a newbie in the game. I have various interest and past working history, all of which I use in my writing. I used to be a nurses’ aide, then went to massage therapy school. I worked as a therapist for a few years, with a specialty in acupressure and Asian bodywork. So I studied Traditional Chinese Medicine intensely. It was during that time when I dabbled with the idea for my current series.

After that, I went to school with a dual major of pre-med/psychology, and, instead, ended up (almost finished now) with my degree in anthropology. But, instead of any of that, I work as a user experience web programmer during the day.

I’m a single mother to little girl, and have a bird and a cat. So my hands are full.

Have you always wanted to become an author?

I’ve always had ideas. I plotted things out, created outlines, dreamed. But I never had any confidence in my writing skills. I’ve always been a reader, and spent too much time comparing myself to others. It wasn’t until I started writing fanfiction that I started planning on actually writing a novel.

What was your inspiration for your current book/series?

Before I even knew what Reverse Harem was–over ten years ago–I had the general plot for The Grimm Cases in my head. Of course, there were a lot of differences. But I knew I wanted to create a series with main characters based off of the five elements.