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I’ve read so many author bios that say writing was the last thing they thought they’d ever do. Well, that’s not quite the case with me. I’ve wanted to be a novelist since I was seven... maybe six. It all started in the first grade anyway. I wrote a poem for a class project and it went a little something like this:
From up in the air, to down on the ground. A beautiful rainbow appears. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. A pretty, pretty rainbow.Simply poetic, I know. But my sensitive-to-the-feelings-of-her-students teacher praised my masterpiece to no end. And from that point on, I could never quite convince myself writing wasn't the life for me. And thus… I created stories. During my high school years and under the influence of my older sisters (as older sisters are prone to influence), I began reading romance fiction and watch out world. I tore my way through the local libraries, ripping every romance book off the shelf I could find. And as I read, I picked up different styles, phrases, themes, and emotions to help my own writing lean toward the romantic genre. Before I completed the twelfth grade, I'd written two manuscripts. When I entered college, I’d already been through a correspondence class in children’s literature from The Institute of Children's Literarture. But I continued my writing lessons by majoring in English with an emphasis in creative fiction writing from Pittsburg State University. And by the time I graduated with a bachelor’s degree, I’d completed two more manuscripts. Currently, I've sold three of my books to publishers (See my Bookshelf for details). Plus I'm a member of Romance Writers of America and a local chapter, Midwest Romance Writers, who meets monthly in the Kansas City area. I grew up on a dairy farm in the Midwest as the youngest of eight children. Now I live in Kansas with my husband--a baby on the way--and our nine cuckoo clocks. My life's been blessed with lots of people to learn from and love. Writing's always been a major part my world and I can't wait till I can share some of my stories with other romance lovers. 
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