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Okay - first the personal stuff: Divorced, 45, three daughters, two grandchildren.
I was born in California, but have lived in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and now Ohio for a number of decades. I started writing greeting cards when I was 16 and was hired by Gibson Greeting Cards right out of high school. I freelanced for a number of years while my two oldest daughters were small, then later went on to write for a number of newspapers--human interest and humor articles.
I went to work for Bridge-Logos Publishing in 1993 as an acquisitions editor, then later moved on to become a book editor.
In May, 2002, I moved to the country and joined the staff of The News Democrat as a contributing writer and took over as editor in October of that year. In January, 2003, we bought The Ripley Bee and I took the helm there.
And now I'm back to freelancing.
- Location:
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United States
- Primary occupation:
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Freelance writer
- Dream occupation:
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Best-selling novelist
- Hometown:
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Cincinnati mostly
- I like:
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reading, writing, walking, dogs, cats, fettucine alfredo
- Favorite writers:
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Robert B. Parker, Jane Austen, Janet Evanovich, Anne Perry, Elizabeth Berg, Sue Grafton, the Kellermans
- Favorite books:
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Anything by all the above
- Favorite newspapers:
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NYTimes, Washington Post
- Favorite magazines:
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More, Writer's Digest, O
- Favorite music:
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Classical, Jazz, Big Band
- Favorite movies:
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The Quiet Man, all the Thin Man movies, Driving Miss Daisy
- Favorite TV shows:
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The West Wing, The Daily Show, Gilmore Girls, Rescue Me
- Favorite teams:
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Sports? hahahahahahahhaha
- Favorite quote:
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"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it." Maya Angelou
- Gender:
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Female