Biography

I write.
I love to write.
I love to write more than even eating chocolate.

Novels written:

• A Rip in the Redwood Curtain (Literary Fiction)
  
• Innocent Little Crimes (Suspense/Mystery/Women’s Fiction)
  
• Private Agenda (Suspense/Mystery/Thriller)
  
• The Wolf Of Tebron (Fantasy)
  
• The Map Across Time (Fantasy)
  
• Someone to Blame (Contemporary Fiction)
  
• The Land of Darkness (Fantasy)

More novels in the making.

More than you probably wanted to know:

I come from a family of successful writers, i.e.: they have actually made a living writing books and television scripts. I, however, have not yet been published, but, in time, I will be, or rather, my books will be. I may not be successful (yet) in the worldly sense of the word, but as a friend once said, “God doesn’t call us to be successful; he calls us to be faithful.”

Another friend encouraged me to keep on pressing forward (since I have been trying to get published now for twenty-two years and refuse to compromise my writing just to sell). She said, “A life spent loving God is never a failure.”

I keep these comments fresh in my heart each day, knowing God has a plan. He always does. He doesn’t tell me what it is, so I try to guess. (laugh). Sometimes I even ask him to please tell me his plan. He never does. He intends to show me. He wants me to wait and see. Waiting has never been my strong point. My friend Renae says this is my favorite word: Sheesh. Sheesh. Just where did that word come from, anyway?

I love: hiking, backpacking, watching Star Trek reruns cuddled up on the couch in my husband’s, arms, doing everything with my daughters (especially eating and baking), gardening (when I’m not writing, I landscape for a living), taking my two dogs (Sweetie and Tracy) for walks, reading, playing Zuma on the computer (OK, I confess my addiction), and the list is endless. Most of all I love God and give him the glory for “He created all things, and by his will they exist and were created.” I am just a little speck of dust in this vast universe. What do I know? Only one thing. (I am picturing Billy Crystal in “City Slickers” holding up his one finger to his buddies). When you hold up that one finger, it only points in one direction and to one Person. And that’s all that matters. God is the creator of all things. God is in control. Thankfully, God knows what he is doing, and that makes me feel so relieved. So, I’ll just keep on writing…