Born in small town outside San Diego, CA

Raised in small town in Southern Cascade Mountains

Now live in beach city of Southern California

Favorite childhood memory – playing “make-believe”

Favorite vacation destination – North shore of Kauai, HI

Favorite research destination – Key West, Fl

Favorite writing location –my green library chair (see photo)

Favorite writing instructor – Frank X. Gaspar (author of LEAVING PICO)

Favorite Author – see my links page for my favorite authors

Favorite Novel - WHAT DREAMS MAY COME by Richard Matheson

Favorite Non-fiction book - (tie)
LESSONS FROM A LIFETIME OF WRITING: A Novelist Looks At His Craft by David Morrell
WRITING FROM THE INSIDE OUT: Transforming Your Psychological Blocks to Release the Writer Within by Dennis Palumbo

What I’m reading right now - DAYS OF SUMMER by Jill Barnett

Favorite music for writing – Movie Scores by John Williams

Favorite music for meditation – "Dream Suite" CD by Suzanne Ciani

Favorite movie – SOMEWHERE IN TIME

First job - Richard Simmons’ Anatomy Asylum

Oddest volunteer job - Tour guide to see whales & dolphins in the wild

Wildest dream – to scuba dive in Fiji

Daily schedule – yoga/meditation, walk dogs, breakfast, write, workout at club, lunch, write, dinner, treadmill, bedtime reading