Meet The Author!

Getting to Know Colleen Millsteed, Author of Battle Angel

Colleen Millsteed
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Published in
8 min readApr 22, 2023

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I have been writing poetry most of my life, as I found it a productive way to deal with my emotions, beginning in my teen years. Poetry has been my go-to when life gets a little tough and it is through these hard times that I have polished my skill and my writing has evolved.

As a result, I recently published my first book of poetry.

Battle Angel : The Ultimate She Warrior

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QUESTIONS:

Tell us about your writing journey. (When did you start writing? Have you always wanted to be an author? What made you decide to actually sit down and write a book?)

I began writing when I was 12 / 13 years of age. This was a difficult time in my life and I needed an outlet to purge and deal with my emotions. Poetry became my best friend and confidante.

I never thought about becoming an author as my writing was always intended to be private and I never believed I’d be brave enough to…

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Colleen Millsteed
Be Open

Top Writer in Poetry. I’m a Finance Manager with a love of both numbers and words.