Most authors write about subjects that interest them. Since lighthouses fascinate me and I enjoy history, especially the Civil War Era, as well as the legendary pirates, not to mention I’m a cat lady, it’s logical I would at some point write a story about my likes. I didn’t plan for them all to be…
It’s hard to believe it’s been over a decade since my trip to Spain. I was living in New York City, my first novel had just been published, and a friend from Seattle decided to celebrate her thirtieth birthday in Barcelona. I was thrilled to be invited. At the time, my novel, She’ll Take It,…
Before I was born, my Dad was in the Merchant Navy and for many years he sailed the seven seas, to exotic places like Fiji, Australia and Hong Kong. As I grew up I would often ask him about his adventures and enjoyed sitting on his knee as he told tall tales about his sea…
Before I was born, my Dad was in the Merchant Navy and for many years he sailed the seven seas, to exotic places like Fiji, Australia and Hong Kong. As I grew up I would often ask him about his adventures and enjoyed sitting on his knee as he told tall tales about his sea…
Keepers of Runes is a coming of age fantasy series for teens and adults. Driven by separate ideals, young mercenaries unravel the chilling secrets of Terranesit, a world ravaged by darkness. After unveiling the fiend spurned from a vain society, the band of heroes is snared by the ensuing holy war. Their noble deeds are…
Hello and first of all thank-you for having me. I appreciate it very much! My writing started in my head when I was probably around ten years old. I had these cool characters and story lines in my head but I never acted on them. I was too busy playing sports and being a kid.…
I have been writing since the age of 10 when my mother gave me a journal to help me cope with my grandmother’s suicide. Since then I have used poetry and nonfiction as a way to healing and creativity. I have made writing the love of my life. I began writing poetry when I was…
I love words, but that hasn’t always been true. My career as a research scientist was the result of my early infatuation with numbers. Over the years however, I found an elegance and efficacy in words which allowed me to express myself more fully in narrative rather than algorithms. When I began to develop science…
As anyone who grew up in a small town knows, the ‘simpler life’ isn’t always so simple. With growing up in a small town myself, I both loved and resented the sheltered protection a close-knit community can provide. Don’t get me wrong, I feel absolutely blessed to have been raised where I grew up and…
In 1993 I saw a movie called The Age of Innocence starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder. The movie was based on Edith Wharton’s classic novel of the same title, directed by Martin Scorsese, nominated for Academy Awards and Golden Globes (winning several that year). I was drawn to the tortured-love triangle—the idea…
The Story Behind the Book 