I'm a 50-something aspiring author who spent my childhood with my nose stuck between the pages of more books than I can possibly remember reading. My best friends weren't named Sally or Molly or Stacy, but Milo, Dorothy, Nancy Drew, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Bilbo and Frodo. I began writing almost as soon as I could read. Once I saw my byline on an article for the school newspaper when I was in sixth grade, I was hooked, and I knew what I wanted to do when I grew up; I even graduated with a BA in journalism. After thirty years, I still haven't grown up, but I continue to evolve as a writer.

From 2004-2009, I played around in the sandbox of fanfiction (and anyone who tells you that writing in that arena does nothing to help you hone your craft probably wouldn't know an entertaining story if it bit them!), winning several online fanfiction awards and making some wonderful writing friends. I now blog, have participated in NaNoWriMo twice, and am working on plotting out my first novel with husband, three adult children and a beagle cheering me on. To pay the bills, I work at a small wealth management company and in my spare time (??) I knit. I love coffee, old books, antiques, happy endings and fountain pens.