I’ve always loved books. If I close my eyes, I can envision the little corner in the library where my mother used to take me for story time. The smell of an old book store or library still takes me back there.
As I grew older, I found myself making up stories about people; I still do, to some extent. After all, that’s what writing’s about, isn’t it?… telling stories.
I have been writing for over a dozen years, starting with a small publisher who was later acquired by a subsidiary of Amazon.
Writing to someome else’s specifications can be tiresome, so I was delighted when Amazon offered all authors the opportunity to control our own destinies, and publish the books we want to write, other than what is expected. Know what I mean? I now write the type of books I want to read, and am thrilled every time I read a review from a reader who likes them too.
Like most writers, I read voraciously. For romance, I enjoy Susan Wiggs, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and Barbara Delinsky, to name only a few. I also enjoy Bryce Courtenay, Wilbur Smith, Michael Connelly, John Lescroart and Elmore Leonard. There are so many great writers out there, where do I stop?
And on a more personal note…
When I’m not writing or reading, I like to bird-watch. As a character says in Promise Me, it gets me out (in my case, away from the computer for a few hours), and it keeps me aware of my environment. I also love to travel…anywhere, anytime!
I’ve lived in British Columbia since moving from Ontario at the age of twelve, and have enjoyed life in Vancouver, Northern BC, the Okanagan Valley and Vancouver Island.