"The story grew, got way bigger than the contest rules called for, and next thing I knew I had a book."

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"The story grew, got way bigger than the contest rules called for, and next thing I knew I had a book."

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"In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home."

Home

"It was all a back-handed blessing, and my friends were the ones who kept the faith, read my work, and urged me to submit it to publishers (by sending it out for me - they would not hear no for an answer."

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"I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination."

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"I look at life, the experiences I've had, at the human condition, the dynamics between people, the news (world news), and draw from the compelling realities all around us."

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"That has always been it for me: family first."

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"The story grew, got way bigger than the contest rules called for, and next thing I knew I had a book."

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