I
grew up in a rural area in Massachusetts and currently live in a small but
interesting city in Southern California. In 2010, I retired from full-time
employment. I’m finally able to work on my own writing projects for more than a
few hours a week. I’m also an Indie editor, specializing in editing a variety
of short projects for individuals and small businesses.
I
was employed as an editor at CARF International for more than six years. Prior
to "officially" working as an editor, I wrote or edited a variety of
business documents (including job procedures) for former employers, mostly
while officially employed as a bookkeeper or accounting clerk.
I've
always been a writer. Well, ever since that morning in the fourth grade when I
got bored during a mixed fractions class and begin writing the Great American
Novel. I got a D in math for that marking period. My parents strongly suggested
that I put my writing aspirations on hold until I graduated from high school.
In
the 1980s, I participated in writing workshops as a part-time student in the
undergraduate creative writing program at the University of Arizona. In the early
1990s, I went back to college part time and eventually completed requirements
for a B.A. in English (with concentrations in writing and literature). The
required math class did not wreck my grade point average as I had feared it
would. I paid attention in class this time and got an A for my efforts. I
graduated magna cum laude.
I
have had essays, articles, and anecdotal material published locally,
regionally, and online. I'm currently writing my first novella, tentatively
titled The Truth is Complicated. Actually, I've been writing it for quite a
while. Unfortunately, life does get in the way. However, I hope to have the
first draft completed soon.
I
am a member of Romance Writers of America and the Saguaro Romance Writers (the
Tucson chapter of RWA). I am also a former associate member of the Society of
Southwestern Authors. You can find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
