When I'm not honing my culinary skills or working, I'm spending time with my fiancee, playing with my cats, writing and/or editing, and making jewelry.
Obviously, I have many interests, but writing is my first love. I've been writing ever since I penned my first "story" in a spiral-bound notebook at age 4. When I was in college and grad school, I wrote more out of necessity than desire, and neglected my "creative" side, but now I'm back, and I do believe my writing is better than ever.
The main influence on my writing style has been Stephen King's book, On Writing. If you haven't read more...
