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It was
one of those July days, you know - warm & breezy,
when I was revisited (for the umpteenth time) by my
inspirational Scot. Sitting in an LA café wriiting
a thank you note for a lovely day out with some new
friends "in the biz" (LA-eze for film makers),
it hit me - write a thank you note to your muse! So
what if you've never met him - only knew of him via
the media? So what if he doesn't read all the mail
he gets through his fan mail screeners? It felt like
the universe had connected us in some weird, mysterious
way, so why not?...Go for it!
Thus,
the idea for my first novel was born. I was officially
bitten and possessed, simultaneously. All the hours
spent as a teacher writing innumerable news letters,
parent communiqués, professional articles and
persuasive epistles took an immediate detour into
the wonderful world of romance. In what other pursuit
can a woman lose all track of time seeking the ultimate
truth ~ in the end, love is what really matters.
To date,
and six books later, I've only just scratched the
surface of an endless sea in my soul. I fully intend
on living to a hundred if only to discover the characters
that inhabit the depths there.
A California
girl since childhood I've lived in both bay areas
- San Francisco and South Bay - LA. It was my year
of study abroad that permanently divided my allegiance
between the golden hills and shores of this state
and my adopted home, Great Britain. The intervening
time has only served to strengthen my love and ties
to all things 'Brit'. Never without a composition
book you can find me on the California beaches in
winter, and walking the moors of Scotland, the sea
cliffs of Wales or the bustling side streets of London
in summer.
Many thanks
to my U.K. friends for their continual help in keeping
my linguistic fingers on the pulse of Briticisms and,
oh yeah, my alpha male muse. Did I mention he's a
Scot?
When I'm
not typing away at my laptop, there's the workout
at the gym, baking cookies for those that can't, singing
in a jazz sextet, reading romance (what else?) or
planning my next trip to the UK.
I can't
tell you what a blessing it is to be a part of this
world of romance fiction. Through the writer's groups,
workshops and conferences, I continue to meet the
most extraordinary, positive, supportive, intelligent,
passionate people. Each one of them contributes to
what makes life worth living --
Love.
Write
on.
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