About Me
I grew up a horse crazy girl in Florida. The word horse wasn't in my parents' vocabulary or their budget, so I lived out my fantasy in books. I scoured my elementary school library shelves for horse books. Then a fourth grade teacher read Marjorie Keenan Rawlings' The Yearling to the class. The story held me captive, chapter by chapter. I couldn't bear Rawlings' heart- wrenching truths, and I couldn't stop listening. That's when I realized books were much more than stand-ins for horses, and although I never gave up my horse dream, I gained a new addiction . . . literature.
After high school, I earned a BA in Fine Art from the University of South Florida. But my love for horses persisted and for twenty years, I taught riding to students of all ages until fate intervened. A sketch I did of a well-known trainer led to fifteen years of portrait work. Along the way, I scribbled stories but never seemed to finish them until a few years ago, when whimsical figures I'd drawn in my sketchbook demanded I write their tale. That grew into my first middle grade novel and before the last page was inked, another story jumped to the paper. Now, fictional characters play in my head while I take care of the dogs, wash the dishes, shower . . . they even wake me in the middle of the night. And if you doubt life circles back, consider this: Today, I'm writing horse books for horse crazy girls!
I live in Florida with my husband, a computer geek and artful photographer, and Ella and Hobbit, two barely civilized rescued dogs.
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After high school, I earned a BA in Fine Art from the University of South Florida. But my love for horses persisted and for twenty years, I taught riding to students of all ages until fate intervened. A sketch I did of a well-known trainer led to fifteen years of portrait work. Along the way, I scribbled stories but never seemed to finish them until a few years ago, when whimsical figures I'd drawn in my sketchbook demanded I write their tale. That grew into my first middle grade novel and before the last page was inked, another story jumped to the paper. Now, fictional characters play in my head while I take care of the dogs, wash the dishes, shower . . . they even wake me in the middle of the night. And if you doubt life circles back, consider this: Today, I'm writing horse books for horse crazy girls!
I live in Florida with my husband, a computer geek and artful photographer, and Ella and Hobbit, two barely civilized rescued dogs.
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