I am a self published author of the Magical Souls series (formally Astoria's Magic) available on Amazon kindle. (Paperback soon.) I'm from downtown Brooklyn but currently reside in Philadelphia. I won a writing contest as a kid and have always wanted to be a sorta known author. I'm not in it for fame and fortune. Have you ever just been talking about books and a someone just mentions an author or book you never heard about? You go and check it out to find a hidden gem. Thats the kind of author i want to be.