N. Jane Quackenbush-Author

I was born in upstate New York. We lived in a imagination fueling farmhouse surrounded by tall climbing trees, tippy-toe trails and soft gurgling brooks. We had a 120 acre farm which grew apple orchards, hay, horses, ponies, continual puppies, dogs and ever giggling, gawky children. I was the youngest of the five children and received a tremendous amount of unworthy attention. I am thankful for my siblings who were are beautifully uncommon in many ways which influences my perceptions and how I write. Being born in such an ideal setting set me on a road on wanting to maintain that pure nature mixed with humor and that gut busting narrative we get from growing up in a big family.

I started writing in high school. You know those feelings we get bombarded with during those years? Oh, those are fun, right? I was much darker then. I wanted to write about telling people what I really thought of them instead of telling them to their faces. For some reason, the only form that could capture these lashings were poems. I love poetry and studied it in college. While in college, I grew a huge crush on Lord Byron (yes, he had been dead for over 200 years, but who cares?) and I wanted to be in his circle of Romantic Poets. Poetry has always come to me much easier than any other kind of writing. But recently, I have branched out in writing a middle-grade book called The Children's Horrible House. It has been so much fun writing and reading over and over and it still makes me laugh! I love to laugh!