Writer Wednesday - Author Zayd Bell
When did you first begin writing? I started writing in the seventh grade. Aside from assigned essays and reports, I found myself making up little stories, at times. At the age of eighteen, I began writing short stories. After a while, I had accumulated several notebooks full of them. When did you finish your first book and what’s the title? I finished my first book in 2004. It was never titled nor published. My first official book, “High School Sweets” was finished and published on February 25 th , 2012. What genre do you write in and how did you choose that genre? I write gay erotic fiction, or homo-erotica, but I like to call my stories erotic dramas. For my eighteenth birthday, I wanted to visit an adult bookstore. Of all the merchandise, I picked out a few magazines. And although the photography was captivating, I found the short stories to be much more. I was fascinated. This is what started the several notebooks of short stories. I like to write eroti