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It was one of
those July days, you know - warm & breezy, when I was
revisited (for the umpteenth time) by my inspirational Scot.
Sitting in an LA café wriiting a thank you note for
a lovely day out with some new friends "in the biz"
(LA-eze for film makers), it hit me - write a thank you
note to your muse! So what if you've never met him - only
knew of him via the media? So what if he doesn't read all
the mail he gets through his fan mail screeners? It felt
like the universe had connected us in some weird, mysterious
way, so why not?...Go for it!
Thus, the idea
for my first novel was born. I was officially bitten and
possessed, simultaneously. All the hours spent as a teacher
writing innumerable news letters, parent communiqués,
professional articles and persuasive epistles took an immediate
detour into the wonderful world of romance. In what other
pursuit can a woman lose all track of time seeking the ultimate
truth ~ in the end, love is what really matters.
To date, and
six books later, I've only just scratched the surface of
an endless sea in my soul. I fully intend on living to a
hundred if only to discover the characters that inhabit
the depths there.
A California
girl since childhood I've lived in both bay areas - San
Francisco and South Bay - LA. It was my year of study abroad
that permanently divided my allegiance between the golden
hills and shores of this state and my adopted home, Great
Britain. The intervening time has only served to strengthen
my love and ties to all things 'Brit'. Never without a composition
book you can find me on the California beaches in winter,
and walking the moors of Scotland, the sea cliffs of Wales
or the bustling side streets of London in summer.
Many thanks
to my U.K. friends for their continual help in keeping my
linguistic fingers on the pulse of Briticisms and, oh yeah,
my alpha male muse. Did I mention he's a Scot?
When I'm not
typing away at my laptop, there's the workout at the gym,
baking cookies for those that can't, singing in a jazz sextet,
reading romance (what else?) or planning my next trip to
the UK.
I can't tell
you what a blessing it is to be a part of this world of
romance fiction. Through the writer's groups, workshops
and conferences, I continue to meet the most extraordinary,
positive, supportive, intelligent, passionate people. Each
one of them contributes to what makes life worth living
--
Love.
Write on.
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