English major, Ta’Shae Sterling publishes her first book

Senior, English major, Ta’Shae Sterling has published her first book, entitled A Walking Contradiction.
Sterling wrote the book within a four year time span. The novel is self-help book with information on bettering ourselves.
“Basically, it’s about everybody having the potential to better themselves, instead  of living day to day, being rude to people, and setting goals and dreams, but not doing any actions to move forth and accomplish them, I’m saying stop procrastinating, and start being a better version of yourself now today. So I give step-by-step guiding help, and I hope that it’s very helpful for everybody,” Sterling said.
Sterling recalls having a niche for writing since the third grade.
“I guess I’ve always had a natural passion for writing,” Sterling recalls.
Sterling received the inspiration for writing this book simply from watching the world news.
“For example, baby formula was being contaminated, and I’m like, ‘This is crazy. What kind of world are we living in?’ However, I cannot say we’re living in a bad world, because at the same time, people are having fundraisers every other day trying to raise some awareness for something positive, so therefore, I was trying to realize that life as we know it is really a walking contradiction, so that was my inspiration,” Sterling explained.
Sterling has plans of publishing more novels in the future, and is currently working on two.
Sterling’s advice for other young aspiring writers is:
“I remember reading somewhere, ‘If you want to write a book, then just do it.’ I partially agree with that statement, because I feel that you can do whatever you want to do as long as you put your mind to it, and do it, but also own your talents and skills. If that’s what you truly want to do, then go take some classes. Go write something, and give your work out to other people with opinions that you value, so you can better your craft. So I wouldn’t say, ‘If you want to write a book, then just do it.’ I would say, ‘Write it. Let the people with valued opinions read it, critique it, and that’s how you write a book.’”