Tara Hodgson On The 5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer

I think the biggest challenge has and continues to be myself. Imposter syndrome is incredibly powerful.

Some writers and authors have a knack for using language that can really move people. Some writers and authors have been able to influence millions with their words alone. What does it take to become an effective and successful author or writer? In this interview series, called “5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer” we are talking to successful authors and writers who can share lessons from their experiences.

As part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tara Hodgson. Tara has been teaching junior high for the past seventeen years. She spends her days surrounded by teens and has witnessed the changes that technology, especially social media, has had on the teenage experience which is what inspired her to write her first novel, Chasing Through Time. She lives on an acreage in Sturgeon County, Alberta with her husband, two children, and a crew of cats and dogs.

Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive in, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you tell us a bit about your ‘backstory’ and how you got started?