Female |
September |
western PA, US |
Author of 14 books in 3 genres, owner of Elucidate Publishing, I'm an indie with a lot of interests and a psychology degree that adds to my cultural and societal stories with very deep characterization. I've been working at the craft for nearly 20 years on top of the many childhood years of creative writing and art and music study. My family comes first and I'm a mother of two as well as a new grandma, but a writer is who I am inside. On to the next... |
~Literary Romance with an Artsy Twist~ I write novels and short stories and dabble in poetry and children's fiction. |
Mainstream with strong romantic elements, dialogue strong, deep characterization that borders on stream of consciousness. |
art, music, gardening, swimming, boating, travel, photography, Harley rides, learning, talking about those things we're not "supposed to" talk about |
On site, I run On Our Own, an indie publishing assistance and info group. Off site, I'm an American Legion Auxiliary member and Friend of the Library. |
literary, historical, romantic (classic, non-erotic) |
Housekeeping, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Lust for Life, Sacagawea, The Prophet, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Scarlett Letter, Jennie Gerhardt, The Kent Family Chronicles, For Whom The Bell Tolls, The Sun Also Rises, The Hardy Boys... |
Marilynne Robinson, John Jakes, Shakespeare, Hemingway, John Irving, Mark Twain, many more... |
EE Cummings, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman |
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." HD Thoreau ... Also: "Never, never, never give up!" W. Churchill |
I like many genres: pop, rock, classics, Celtic, some country rock and bluegrass, big band... A few fave singers/bands: Nickelback, Rob Thomas, Faith Hill, Melissa Etheridge, Kenny Rogers, Bay City Rollers, Sister Hazel |
nearly anything starring Johnny Depp, lots of Gerard Butler movies, romantic comedies, musicals, some action/adventure esp. Pirates, Benny & Joon, My Best Friend's Wedding, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, Shakespeare in Love |
Castle, Bones, Jeopardy |