Q: How long have you been writing and what other careers or jobs have you had?
A: From the time I wrote my first story in third grade–an epic saga about my hamster–I’ve wanted to be a writer. I wrote and edited non-fiction for years before making the switch to my first love, fiction.
My day job is the complete opposite of writing and provides a perfect balance. I’m a USCG-licensed boat captain and I get to take 5th graders out on
Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.
A: I’m a country girl from Kentucky. Nothing special about me. I grew up on a farm and spent plenty of time, along with my two sisters, helping our mother and father with the chores and the crops. I still live not far from that farmhouse where I was born. My roots go deep on this land and I feel blessed to live in such a
Q: How long have you been writing and what other careers or jobs have you had?
A: I’ve been writing for as long as I could pick up a pencil and shape letters, or at least that’s what my parents tell me! My earliest taste of “being a writer” came from a writing contest I entered in second grade. My poem won me a t-shirt and publication in a little local newsletter booklet. Since then, all of my other jobs have
