I started to write short fiction anecdotes in the 2nd grade, and also illustrated them. By the 4th grade, I had started a juvenile fiction series about a girl my age. Between the 5th and 8th grades, I wrote a complete juvenile fiction series of 8 books about middle grade students and all their escapades. It was called junior high back then. It was suggested 2 generations ago that I publish my books, and now I am finally doing it. My children's books will reflect happy days of my own, such as an exciting all-day job of canning applesauce with my mother, adventures and friendships of Girl Scouts, visiting all the great exhibits and rides at the Stark County Fair, and a beautiful afternoon with my family at the garden center.

I graduated and received a diploma from the Institute of Children's Literature in 1996.