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

A: I am Irish, Finnish and a mix of other European nationalities. I recently did an ancestry DNA test which confirmed most of what I knew. My great-grandfather’s on my father’s side both came from Ireland. I’m in process of trying to determine from where on the island they originated. It’s an interesting feeling to find myself identifying with a culture that I’ve only ever read

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

A:  Coffee. It’s a singular answer, but it says so much, doesn’t it? I love coffee. LOL Aside from that, I am a mom of two little rapscallions who keep me so in love every day it’s perhaps a tad obsessive. I also hold down a day job as a Director of Sales & Employee Development for a cell phone company. Sometimes it’s a bit hard

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

A:  I’m a little crazy busy. I teach full time at Krannert School of Management at Purdue University, write novels, homeschool my kids, and try to be active in our community. The reality is I love everything I’m doing—even if it leaves me a little tired.

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

A:  I was 13 or 14 and my favorite writers