About Me
I am a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and a closet writer in Texas. I enjoy writing Flash Fiction, romance, and I dabble in suspense.
A Young Writer in Training
I wrote my first poems and song lyrics when I was about seven years old. I cumulated binders and binders full of my writings.
My love for writing blossomed through college, where I entered and published several pieces of poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction. I also wrote, recorded, and performed original songs for several years.
Young Adult Writing
After marrying my husband and having two beautiful children I stopped writing. Well, not totally. I continued to write professionally as a technical writer. But my life as a creative writer went dormant. Privately, I wrote from time to time; however, I only shared my work with my husband and a few of my closest family and friends.
A few years ago, I found myself working in the publishing industry and one day while researching I stumble upon a Flash Fiction blog.
Where had I been? Who knew…
I began following that Flash Fiction blog and several others. I thought maybe I’d try my hand at writing a few pieces since Flash Fiction, in my opinion, is a perfect marriage between poetry and shorts stories.
Closet Writing
For the past year, I have entered several contests. I haven’t won, but I’ve come extremely close. I have received great feedback from literary agents their comments encourage me to work at perfecting my writing abilities in hope of writing books like those that line the shelves in my home and office.
Put Up or Shut Up
Closet writing is fun, but not for me. I find encouragement in the ups and downs that I’ve experienced. I am enthralled with reading and writing. And most of all, I am falling in love with the writing again.
Now, after some strong consideration and encouragement from my husband, kids, friends, and writing buddies, I’ve decided to write a book. (WOW, I still feel a rush of nervous jitters when I think about this one.)
I thought the NaNoWri 2009 Challenge would be a great opportunity to jump in feet first!
Here I Go
I hope to build a small audience that will be honest with me. Learn with me. And that will share in my love of writing and creative expression.
A Young Writer in Training
I wrote my first poems and song lyrics when I was about seven years old. I cumulated binders and binders full of my writings.
My love for writing blossomed through college, where I entered and published several pieces of poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction. I also wrote, recorded, and performed original songs for several years.
Young Adult Writing
After marrying my husband and having two beautiful children I stopped writing. Well, not totally. I continued to write professionally as a technical writer. But my life as a creative writer went dormant. Privately, I wrote from time to time; however, I only shared my work with my husband and a few of my closest family and friends.
A few years ago, I found myself working in the publishing industry and one day while researching I stumble upon a Flash Fiction blog.
Where had I been? Who knew…
I began following that Flash Fiction blog and several others. I thought maybe I’d try my hand at writing a few pieces since Flash Fiction, in my opinion, is a perfect marriage between poetry and shorts stories.
Closet Writing
For the past year, I have entered several contests. I haven’t won, but I’ve come extremely close. I have received great feedback from literary agents their comments encourage me to work at perfecting my writing abilities in hope of writing books like those that line the shelves in my home and office.
Put Up or Shut Up
Closet writing is fun, but not for me. I find encouragement in the ups and downs that I’ve experienced. I am enthralled with reading and writing. And most of all, I am falling in love with the writing again.
Now, after some strong consideration and encouragement from my husband, kids, friends, and writing buddies, I’ve decided to write a book. (WOW, I still feel a rush of nervous jitters when I think about this one.)
I thought the NaNoWri 2009 Challenge would be a great opportunity to jump in feet first!
Here I Go
I hope to build a small audience that will be honest with me. Learn with me. And that will share in my love of writing and creative expression.
