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As a young girl, I loved tales of magic and adventure. When I began writing, I naturally gravitated to these types of stories as well. Dragons are a common theme to many of my books and I have a particular fondness for drawing them. At times, I imagine that I am half-dragon, and have often been sighted at schools in shimmery scales, swishing a very long tail.

Born in Pennsylvania, I have lived in the western United States since I was ten. I grew up loving the outdoors, especially the wide open spaces out West. I love to hike, canoe and camp, as well as learn about the ecology of the natural world and the issues which threaten our Mother Earth. For many years, I worked with young people in the outdoors, teaching environmental education and building mountain trails with high school students.

When I was ten, I learned to drive on the dry lakes in the desert of the Mojave. As an adult I drove professionally as a bus driver, eventually landing in Northern Nevada, driving for Greyhound for a few years. Back then, I loved to travel... backpacking through Europe on my own. Now, however, I am more content to stay home, raising my family and sharing the imaginary adventures of the characters that I write about.