I started reading at the age of 4 because I couldn't bear seeing my older sisters go off to school and enjoy the imaginary world of books without me. I had my first publication at the ripe age of 7 with a Halloween poem printed in the newpaper. Since then, I've written seven novels and numerous short stories and poems, have had several reviews and nonfiction articles published in professional journals and popular magazines, and have copyedited, indexed, or proofread well over 200 scholarly books. My current project is a trilogy of prehistoric novels, titled "Tales of the Watermasters," about the Hohokam Indians of central Arizona. The first two volumes will be available later in 2011.

Top 10 in National Spelling Bee (a few years ago)