I began writing to combat loneliness. This might seem strange because writing itself is a lonely affair. But after I left my job of twelve years and moved out of state to stay home to raise my young children, I had to start over: new town, new friends, new purpose. Bringing life to characters who would (in my mind) travel everywhere I went, kept me company as I acclimated and made real friends! For as long as I can remember, I’ve always imagined fictional story lines when I’m plopped into new experiences. Like, if I’m on a plane, I imagine the passengers in different scenarios. Call it an active imagination. So with the extra brain time, I started to write about these imaginings. Also, my love for acting and singing led naturally to another form of entertaining: storytelling. A newspaper article inspired the story of my first book, and I haven’t looked back since. I couldn’t have predicted all of the gains that writing would bring: the joy of storytelling, the support and friendship of a writer/author community and an ever-expanding group of readers with whom I communicate every day.

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