When you try new things, not all of them work. But if you hadn't tried, how would you know? Which is why I've tried so many things (art student; business owner; metalsmith; lampwork glass artist; painter of houses, fabric and paper; and...ta daah!...writer) and that last one stuck. I love writing, I write every day, up to six hours. I also tried mommying and that was pretty much a success, but that's not in the same category as the other, is it?

Once, I thought I was a romance writer but killed off too many heroines so am now officially a writer of mystery, suspense, and thrillers. My motto is From Cozy to Carnage. I mostly like the carnage end of the spectrum as you'll discover if you read my books.

I'd always loved to travel (write every day even on the road), but after Peace Corps I really got into it. Love seeing new places, eating new food, talking with new people. Bring home new tchotchkes. I'm up to my eyebrows in tchotchkes, But that's okay, my wine rack is perfectly polished.