Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.  
A. I love boxing. I love Hallmark movies. I love fishing. I love scrapbooking. I love serving as Executive and Conference Director for ACFW. My husband and I have 3 beautiful daughters and two handsome grandsons.
Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
A. Wow. I’ve always wrote. In journals, essays in elementary school….I guess I’d say I’d always wanted to write.
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Q: How long have you been writing and what other careers or jobs have you had?  
A. I started writing when I was pregnant with my oldest son. He’s now 21 and was born in 1991. My first book was published in 2003. I worked for years as tutor and instructor at a state college. It wasn’t until my sixth book came out that I took the leap and decided to put all my energy into writing. 
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Q: How long have you been writing and what other careers or jobs have you had?  
A. I’m a cliché. I’ve been writing since I was a kid. I sold my first article at 18. I’ve mostly worked in publishing since 1981, primarily as an editor and writer, although I’ve also worked in a bookstore and in a press room. My non-publishing jobs include two summers at Opryland (the theme park), some temp office work, and several months in the