Check Out Leslie A. Rasmussen’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Leslie A. Rasmussen.

Hi Leslie, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA. After graduating and working as a writers’ assistant on various sitcoms, I went on to write television comedies for Gerald McRaney, Burt Reynolds, Roseanne Barr, Norm McDonald, and Drew Carey, as well as The Wild Thornberrys and Sweet Valley High. After leaving the business to raise my boys, I obtained a master’s degree in nutrition and ran my own business.

After ten years, and writing over twenty essays for Huffington Post, I closed my business and wrote my award-winning novel, After Happily Ever After. Besides writing, I also speak on panels discussing empowering women in midlife, and also the road to publishing my first book. I’m a member of The Writers Guild of America, as well as Women In Film and the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. My next novel, The Stories We Cannot Tell will be released by Touchpoint Press in 2023. I

I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
I wouldn’t call the road to writing a novel smooth. After writing sitcoms for many years, I knew exactly how to arc a story over twenty-two minutes. Writing a 300-page book was far more challenging. At first, I tried to write the novel without an outline, and once I got to the middle of the story, I realized I was a little stuck, so it was time to sit down and figure out exactly where the story was going.

After doing that, the process became so much easier. Publishing is not for the weak, it’s a lot of work to find a publisher, and then afterward, it’s even more work to find your readers and promote your book. The writing part of the process is the easiest and by far the most fun part.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am probably best known for writing women’s fiction with relatable characters and stories that are humorous with heartbreaking moments. I am proud that my readers find that they have lived through so many of the situations that my characters have, or they see themselves or their family members in the characters that I have created.

The essays that I write for Huffington Post are personal essays about my family, my husband, and my kids, and my readers have also told me how relatable they are. I’m probably most proud of the over fifteen awards that After Happily Ever After has won, and my next book which is coming out this summer. It’s called The Stories We Cannot Tell and discusses a topic that is not only timely but very important in today’s society.

Is there something surprising that you feel even people who know you might not know about?
I’m a pretty open person, but most people do not know that when I was in my late teens or early twenties, I was an actress. I did commercials and one big movie.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.lesliearasmussen.com
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