Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in California. All over California, really. I've lived in the bay area, the mountains, the desert, the central valley and way up north. I guess you could say that I'm a Cali girl, born and bred.
What this has done is made me want to write about California places. My first romance series takes place in the east bay of California. I'd also love to do a series that takes place in the mountains and one that takes place in the north state.
When did you first start writing?
I started writing when I started reading, at about 5. I wrote mostly short stories, but as a teen I started and abandoned several novel length stories.
I got distracted by college for a while, and took up writing again after graduation, as a way to entertain myself. Something just seemed to "stick" for me and with the advent of online publishing, I had to at least try it out.
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