I have been, at various times, a ballet dancer, a model, an
art restoration apprentice, a cake cutter, a newspaper delivery girl, and a
biologist. Currently, I’m a freelance
writer and live in
I grew up reading and re-reading The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings. I even managed to convince my 8th grade English teacher, Mrs. Wolf, that I had a two-track mind, which enabled me to read and listen at the same time. I hung with an “artsy” crowd in high school and never considered being a scientist even though I loved camping, hiking, canoeing and being in the woods.
In 1994, I found myself in
Research science had its pleasures, but it also seriously cut into family time. Now I express my love for the natural world in a different way. Never one to take a straight path when there is a twisty one heading into the forest, I am somewhat surprised, but completely delighted, to be writing for children.