The Bare Bones Facts:

• Born in June of 1970
• Raised in the middle of nowhere Michigan
• Graduated from M.S.U. in 1996
• Three published novels, The Huntress, Angels and Ministers of Grace, and Last Chance, Book 1 of the Sunscapes Trilogy.
• Several short stories published, including a series based on "The Huntress", a short story in the collaborative work, The Insomniac Tales, and one in the anthology, Clerestory.
• Several projects in the works, including the continuing saga of the Sunscapes Trilogy.
• Divorced and living in Michigan with my beloved son and my wonderfully crazy family.
• Hobbies include writing, reading, gardening, crosstitching, painting, drawing, movie watching. Oh, and chocolate. I am an unrepentant chocoholic, so don't bother lecturing. Just keep walkin', my friend, 'cause I'm a happy sinner.

Rambling to follow:

    You may be scratching your head and asking yourself, "Why sci-fi/romance--what a weird combination!" If you said that to me, I would thank you kindly and blush with pleasure, because I like weird. I appreciate the concept of romance, but as a reader I want something different besides the usual steamy bodice rippers. So as a writer, I go for weird. Not only that, but I get to combine two of my favorite genres in one--what a bargin! I would love to write something that combined all of my favorite genres--sci-fi, fantasy, romance, supernatural, mystery, and horror--but I'm only human.

    My love affair with writing began when I was about twelve years old. I dove headfirst into the fantasy genre by tackling JRR Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" and was filled with dreams of distant places, heroic quests, and let's face it, seriously cool critters. I was a voracious reader and there didn't seem to be enough stories in the world to satisfy me, so I created my own. I readily admit to being a fantasy loon, but as a reader and writer, I'm drawn to sci-fi with a romantic twist.

    I've been writing for many years, but The Huntress was the first novel I've ever tried to get published. Early on, my horribly pragmatic, anal-retentive self told me that writing wouldn't take care of the bills. "Get a real job!" the wench said. Okay, so I've done that. I'm officially one of the zillion cubical farm animals in Corporate America. Now, it's time to see if my creations have a place out there in the big world. Taking that first step was a exercise in sheer will power, though--terror just doesn't describe the sensation of sending out queries to publishers, asking them to pleasepleaseplease consider my babies for publication. Yes, I got rejected. Oh, the pain. But while it's true that I got my fair share of no-thank-yous, I've actually found my publishing experience to be both educational and entertaining. I was lucky to find an e-publisher who was committed to working with the author every step of the way, and I was excited to be part of a market that offered the readers such a delightful convenience. Instead of having to drag themselves down to the local bookstore or wait for books to be shipped to them, readers can simply download and get immediate gratification. Easy peasy!

    So now I've had several books and short stories e-published. Am I done? I think many of my strangely persistant readers are wondering this, since I haven't published anything new in a while. But for those of us who write for the sheer joy of it (and I'm hoping that's most writers), we are never done. Let's call my little disappearance from the writing scene a mother's leave of absence. Dominic, my son and the light of my life, took up most of my creative energy for a while. (Okay, most of my energy period.) Being a single mother is one of the most rewarding and exhausting challenges I've ever undertaken, but I'm back in the writing groove, with plenty of new stories and exciting characters, ready to take on new challenges. Now here's the real question--are you ready for me, Curious Reader?

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