Hey everyone,

My name is Charles L. Chatmon, author of 'The Depths of My Soul' and 'The Voices of South Central'. Years ago, I was lost, trying to find a publisher for my work. It took me three years but I finally found one and my writing career was just getting started. My first year as a new author was tough. No one knew who I was, I had to make a name for myself by attending local book festivals, networking with other authors who either had their first book out, in the process of having one come out, or they were already established offering advice for a young writer like me to succeed. I've always said that when and if I get into a position where I would build a name for myself, I'll do what I can to help other new and beginning writers along the way.

This is why I created Authors N Focus, a nice spot for you folks online to read about the works of these remarkable people who decided to go for a dream and achieved it. Since 2006, it started out as a blog featuring authors you've never heard of, and some you haven't seen in a long time. Now that ANF is a website, you'll also find out what is going on in the literary world including links to bookstores, more author blogs and more online interviews of the next generation of authors, writers and poets.

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