Welcome!

Okay, so I deleted EVERYTHING and am starting from scratch with this blog.

Let me start by saying I am VERY indecisive. It's a Gemini thing. I have got through 5 6!!! different pen names, trying to find ME. I finally found one I adore, and I'm STICKING with it!! It has very personal and sentimental meaning to me.

Writing has always been a passion of mine. I started what could be considered my first 'novel' at age 12 (in 1991) on an old Tandy 1000 HX system. I sat for HOURS in my room that summer typing away at the built-in keyboard, keeping myself out of my mom's hair. Later that fall, I remember printing out the first 'chapter' of the story to hand in for an English assignment. While I did receive an A on the assignment, my English teacher told me that some parts of the story were 'too risque' for a 7th grade assignment. Whoops. *giggle*

My 2nd 'novel' was written on a Macintosh Performa/LC 475 system. I can't remember the name of the software I used for it, but it was part of a desktop publishing suite. I wrote what would be considered a 'Mary Sue' in the literary world, using myself and 'characters' that I knew personally. I never published it, and sadly, I never printed it out. I don't think my school would have looked favorably at printing a story on their printers about their students in some of the situations I placed them into.

After that, I let writing go for a few years, concentrating on high school coursework and taking care of my sick mother. The only 'writing' I did during high school were the various reports and essays we were assigned. I always got A grades for my writing, but I never really considered it a 'calling.'

I 'picked the pen up' again in 1999, writing fanfiction in the wrestling fandom. I've dabbled in other fandoms, but my 'most successful' genre was the wrestling fandom. For over 10 years, I wrote fanfics, starting with 1st-person 'Mary Sue' works, then transitioning to 3rd-person 'Mary Sue' works.

I then turned my attention to graphic design, which I was pretty successful at, but then the audience I worked for (LiveJournal's graphics community) died down and I wasn't as busy as I once was.

About mid-2013, I discovered Amazon's self-publishing program, Amazon KDP. After extensive research, I decided to throw caution to the wind and published my first book, 18 Wheels and 2000 Miles, in September 2013. Since then, I have published another book and have been part of an anthology to benefit ASAN: Autism Self-Advocacy Network.

So, this is where I am now... 39 and starting on a new adventure in life. Thank you for joining me on the ride!