She learned to read and write at age 39 and became a best-selling author with 27 published books.

It’s never too late. Karen Woods can confirm this. At 53, Woods is a passionate and successful writer, with 27 published books, many of them record sellers. What is surprising is that until just 14 years ago I didn’t know how to read and write.

Woods said Mirror who had a “bad start in life” and she dropped out of school at 15 when she was pregnantbut tragically she gave birth to a stillborn child.

It wasn’t until she was sent to an adult literacy class at the age of 39 for her job as a cleaner that she realized that he had a special ability to write.

Now hailed as the Manchester’s queen of crime With 27 novels to her name, the author acknowledges that reading and writing have changed her life and says she wants to represent those with troubled pasts.

She she hopes to inspire other women over forty to “follow your dreams”. And don’t give up.

Karen, who has signed book deals with HarperNorth Publishing and has appeared in television shows AS Loose women AND The only show He claimed: “I was bought into a council property and my mother and father separated when I was 13.”

“All those excuses don’t count, if you have a little self-confidence anything is possible“, he has declared.

“I feel like I represent all those people who have had a bad start in life. I want to be the inspiration for women who think that because they have children, they can’t do whatever they want,” he added.

“Nothing is set in stone if you believe in yourself. I’m on my 27th novel now and my dream didn’t stop there.”

“I write real books and real problems and have been called the crime queen of Manchester. I’ve always wanted to wear a crown“.

When he left school, he hadn’t learned to read or write because he had trouble concentrating and he regularly missed school with other students.

She worked as a cleaner and was offered a promotion at 39 but was told so I should write emailsIt’s part of the job.

She took an adult literacy class and, after two attempts, passed the exam required to graduate from the course.

“When I was working as a cleaner and got promoted, I lost a lot of sleep thinking about it They discovered that he could neither read nor write.Karen said.

“I thought I could do it, but they sent me to an adult literacy class and as the lessons progressed, I became interested”.

“Once I had the certificate in hand, I realized anything was possible: he could read and write and was just like everyone else“.

During a wellness class, she revealed that her dream was to write a novel, and just three months later, finished handwriting his first book Broken Youth.

Against all odds, Karen’s book was picked up by Empire Publications, based in Manchester, England, and he has since written 20 books for publishers.

Karen is now signed to HarperNorth Publishing, which has published her last seven books, e He also wrote plays Sold out Lowry Theater and Middleton Arena.

“I wrote Broken Youth by hand and had to type it; It took me hours, but I did it. I went to a local paper that was running it in segments and then got a call from Empire Publications, they loved it.”

“When the book first arrived, sit stank of sitting and holding it and thinking about what a story I wrote was like. Over the years, I ended up writing 20 novels for Empire Publications: Broken Youth and Grow Wars were bestsellers on Amazon.”

I write as a hobbyI keep cleaning and everything else a mother does.

“I also work in a school I’m part of the behavioral team and I like working with kids who don’t go to traditional school, I see myself in all of them”.

“I give inspirational speeches in prisons: Northern Girls Love Gravy are always private in prison, and inmates say my books remind them of home.”

“I want to inspire women over the age of forty to pursue their dreams, it’s never too late“, hill.

Source: Mirror