Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up north of Detroit in the heart of Michigan's auto-worker country, which probably explains my love of rough-and-tumble guys and plucky gals from working-class backgrounds.
When did you first start writing?
I wrote my first "book" in grade school -- some ridiculous love story starring two cute bunnies. Alas, I promptly lost track of it, which means it won't be published any time soon. (Whew!)
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