Wanda is a native of York County, PA, but grew up in Johnson City, Tennessee, where she attended ETSU. For 31 years, she resided in Jacksonville, Florida, but recently moved to Kingsland, GA, just 20 miles from where she lived in FL and three miles over the FL/GA border.

Poe is her favorite poet. O'Henry and Ann Rule are her favorite authors.

Wanda is well known for her down-to-earth writings that originate from her personal life experiences, good and bad, happy and sad.