My greatest joy is I get to use my imagination. My stories are created from my experiences working in the foster care system for ten years. Also because I grew up in Baltimore, I have based some of my characters loosely on people I have known from my childhood and places I have visited. I have let some of my characters flourish and others have chosen the wrong path. But because I love happy endings, the main characters always find what they need to make their lives better.

My readers are very important to me. When someone reads one of my books, I feel that the time and effort I put in writing and getting the book ready for readers to be worthwhile.

I am working on my fourth book. My book is a a mystery story. Two characters Mira and Jessie find out they are made for each other. Together they have to find out who murdered the only man Jessie ever considered a father figure. Jessie has to exonerate the foster mother who hated him.

I have several authors I love. I have read all of Janet Evanovich's books. I also like Beverly Jenkins books and my latest favorite author is M.C. Beaton.

Writing makes me happy. I worked many years in the public sector trying to make other people's lives better . Now I have time for myself and have time to use my creativity in ways that make me happy.

Now that I'm retired and finished writing for the day, I take walks, go to the gym and try out new recipes.

I love to visit my library ebook site and if I see something interesting, I'll download it to my ereader and read it when I have some free time.

I remember the first novel I wrote. I'll admit no one liked it except my sister. I have put it away and maybe someday I'll go back and try to fix it.

My writing process is to get an idea that I'd like to explore. Then I outline the chapters in the novel and force myself to sit at my computer to write several hours each day. If I get stuck, I get up and walk around my neighborhood for a few minutes.

The first story I remember reading was a Dick and Jane story. Everybody in my generation learned to read Dick and Jane stories.

My covers are usually a collaboration of ideas between my husband and myself.

My favorite books are the bible, any of Janet Evanovich books and J.A. Jance books. I think the bible has the very best stories detailing human behavior. Janet Evanovich's and J.A. Jance's books are very entertaining.

For pleasure I read mystery stories and romance books.

I have a kindle fire I love.

I'm still working on learning effective marketing strategies.

My desk is neat. On my desk I have only my computer. But around the room are stacks of books.

I grew in Baltimore City and it plays an important part in my stories.

I started writing after I retired.

My latest book idea came to me after the riots in Baltimore City. I decided to write a story about a cop a social worker and a young man who faces the challenges of living in the city.

I'm an indie author because I didn't have the patience to wait for mainstream publishers to discover me.

Smashwords has made my book available to readers who are interested in reading my stories.