THRIVING Melanin Family Magazine November 2018 | Page 30

BLACK AUTHORS ROCK : AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS    CAROL GIBBS A WRITER ' S HEART Carol A. Gibbs was born on a military base in Fort Lee, Virginia. Her father was a Vietnam Vet. She and her family did a lot of traveling, got to see a lot of the world and different cultures, which inspired her love of writing. She is also a member of several book clubs. You may find her, at any given time, at a river on the pier with a pencil and journal. You may even find her with a camera in her hand taking pictures of nature. Photography is her second love, but writing has always been and always will be her heart. NOVEMBER 2018 • THRIVE | 28