Hi everyone ;)
My name is Yelle Hughes...for real, it's not a pseudonym. It's actually my nickname I've had since I was little and it's pronounced just like jelly.
There's two stories as to why my mom called me this weird name.
Real quick: first, my grandma was a huge fan of the old show the Beverly Hillbillies and she called me Ellie after Ellie Mae Clampett. My uncles still call me that today, lol. Second, I tend to talk really loud and my mom just added the "Y" and it's stuck ever since.
Now that I'm older, I try to tone it down, but...you know
Anyway, I'm so glad to be here and I am so pleased that Clay not only invited me to join Camelot, he also went out of his way to put a sig together for me with my own artwork.
I am the author of multicultural/romance/fantasy/comedy Greek mythology in modern times series (yea, that's a mouthful) called the Aegean Chronicles.
I have several books under my belt that have been published. A few are some anthologies that I've written with Janet Morris, if you've ever heard of her, she's awesome...been around a long time and I have three published novels that I did for myself.
I've been a Greek mythology nut since I was in 7th grade and actually started my first story back then. It was just doodling and never thought I would actually publish a book on it.
So life when by, got married, had kids, worked hard then promptly got fired during the horrible year of 2009. The kids were grown and I had no idea what to do next. I threw caution in the wind and booked a trip to Greece all by myself. I was scared poopless but I did it and I had the best time.
That motivated me to pick up my old doodling and finish. With self-publishing today, I was able to make a 2nd dream of mine come true. Going to Greece being the first.
I'm a pretty simple person, if not a little long-winded ;) but I try my best. I have several occupations under my hat: mom, writer, photographer, digital artist, phlebotomist and career counselor. Life has been a blessing and I can't complain...too much.
I hope you like the stuff I post and I do look forward to chatting with the group.
The pic below is me with my tour guide, Michael...He thought I was crazy, lol!