I don't remember a time when I didn't write. Presumably it was before I was old enough to pick up a pen and put letters together into a word. I still have the stories I started when I was 8 years old. Not that I'm ever going to do anything with them *grin* Why do I write? Might as well ask why I breathe, because the answer is the same: I don't know why, but I can't live without doing it.

I'm an alumni of U of California Santa Barbara and American University in Cairo (yes, Egypt!). I'm a member of Romance Writers of America and Mensa.

TRUCK STOP, my first novel, was awarded a four-star review in Feb 2002 Romantic Times. I currently have two novels under consideration at Silhouette, the first two of my "Sons of the Desert" series: "Dancer" and "Bennett's Story." The editor is looking at them for Special Edition line, and has requested revisions (Jul 2003). There are two more in that series, and I've started a series of paranormal romances with Jinn (genie) heroes and heroines, entitled "Wishes and Dreams." I'm halfway through the first genie romance, "A Gift of Jacinth."

Allie McCormack, romance novelist
excerpts from my three completed books and various WIPs, links, free ebook drawing, an author's bio, and a Journal of a Writer... lots of fun (and mostly useless) stuff :)

Diary of an Aspiring Novelist
My diary of the rocky road to publication... Let my mistakes be a lesson to you, and let the rest be an inspiration, especially if you're struggling with coping with rejections :)

Novels in Progress
Info on the various (many) works in progress currently and in the immediate foreseeable future.