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Pitch Black
Grand Central (2008)
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 Unlike so many writers, I did not emerge from the womb with a pen and paper in my hand and a fully formed story in my mind. Instead, I was born with an incredible love for books. This must be genetic, because my father, who hated school, was somehow addicted to books.
For years, even those exhausting years when my children were young and I worked in my previous profession (yes, the rumor is true, I was a dental hygienist) I was an avid reader. I've always been fascinated with words - those of you who catch yourself reading the dictionary when you cracked it open to look up mesopelagic you just might have a writer hiding inside you, too.
Then, my younger sister admitted to me she'd been writing, secretly of course. That admission led to my editing her work (as the older sister, I had plenty of opinions to share). Then we co-authored four novels, none of which were published. My sister then decided to move on, but I was totally addicted.
BACK ROADS was my first solo work. My first published work. And my first award winning novel, winning a RITA for Best First Book and two National Reader's Choice Awards.
I grew up in a small Indiana town, married a guy from that town, and then moved to Chicago for a while. I'm pleased to say, I'm back in my hometown. My husband and I have two grown children who make me proud every day. My son, who has the heart of a poet, is also a writer. My daughter, who is both beautiful and brilliant, is about to take her first steps into the working world of science. |
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