A native of Arkansas, I was raised in Wichita and lived in New York for a while. We have returned to Arkansas where I live with my husband on an acreage in the Ozark National Forest. Fellow western writer Dusty Richards has influenced my career more than anyone. He never let me give up, and there were times I wanted to. He always told me, "The road to success is littered with quitters," and I've never forgotten that.

Writing a book about New Mexico came as a great surprise, but when I learned the story of a distant cousin and her experiences homesteading in the high desert after WW I, the project took shape. I recently finished her life story and she is now reading it. The University of New Mexico is interested in the book and I should have news as soon as the revisions are finished. I'm also working on a book titled A Savage Grace. It's quite a departure for me, but a publisher is interested, so finish it I must. Though I've always been a fan of horror, I never thought I'd write one. The experience has been mind boggling. Fantasizing is fun, especially when it scares me.

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