Q: How long have you been writing and what other careers or jobs have you had?

A: I have been professionally writing for about twenty years. My first writing job came right out of college. I was hired by a church to write skits for their Sunday morning services and their Friday night singles service. Before that, to get through college, I worked at an architectural and engineering company answering phones and doing secretarial work.

Q: Do you write in only one

Q: How did you get your start writing fiction and what genre do you predominantly write in?

A: My first published work (in Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul) was an inspirational account of the riding accident that nearly claimed my life. I now write adrenaline-infused, romantic, and hopeful medical fiction drawing upon my long career as an ER nurse.

Q: What does your writing space look like?

A: I’ve recently added a Varidesk (standing desktop) that makes my computer monitor and

Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.

A: I’ve been writing for over 35 years and a couple books away from my 100th book sold. I’m a retired teacher of children with special needs. I’ve been blessed to do two of my most favorite things—teaching and writing.

Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

A: In the late 1970s I decided to write one of the many stories flowing through