Rebekah Marquez started writing at the age of 13. Growing up she told people that someday she would be a writer. While in college she was inspired by professors to continue her gif...view moreRebekah Marquez started writing at the age of 13. Growing up she told people that someday she would be a writer. While in college she was inspired by professors to continue her gift and published a few of her poems in the college journals. She gave up her dream of writing to raise two daughters. Today she continues to write but mostly for herself at least until she wrote Talitha Koum, Little Girl Rise.view less