About Me

My Story

When I was five, my grandparents moved into a house with a beautiful chandelier that had a round pendant at the bottom. It sparkled with prisms and was the loveliest thing I had ever seen. I begged my father to pick me up so I could touch it. He was busy talking and shooed me aside, but I kept asking.

Finally, my mother said, “She just wants to touch the crystal.”
I can still remember thinking how thrilling it was to catch light in my hands.

In 2016, I started writing a fantasy novel. It was meant to be one book. However, I’ve learned something about myself that explains the earlier manuscripts “hidden in my desk drawer”. I’m a plot-driven writer who apparently can’t keep things simple. The harder I tried to contain the plot in one book, the more it exploded. Thank goodness for Excel spreadsheets. Otherwise, I would’ve drowned in my notes. This writing project is now The Valkyrie Series and Valkyrie is the working title of the first book.

Over the years, I’ve written children’s stories, young adult, romance, social media content for a diverse group of clients and ghostwritten memoirs.

What else? I adore Chardonnays with oaky flavor and creamy texture. When I find these characteristics in an inexpensive brand, I’m utterly thrilled. I’m a huge fan of fountain pens, shimmering inks, moon and star Christmas tree ornaments and, of course, chandeliers.

There was something else I wanted to say. What was it? Oh, yes…writing The Valkyrie Series is like catching light in my hands again.