I was born in Wisconsin,
and 32 years ago moved to Montana with my husband…at the time newlyweds of two years! We instantly fell in love with the Big Sky Country!! We live in Helena
and there are mountains surrounding us…it’s beautiful!
If it hadn’t been for a challenging childhood, I might not have wanted to write. We were poor and an extremely
dysfunctional family. At night, hungry and trying to block out parents screaming at each other, I would climb into bed
with my four siblings, close my eyes and dream up stories to block out the rest of the world….I was ten years old.
To this day I start my night by creating
a story in my mind…before falling asleep. How has this process influenced my writing…it’s been incredible.
It helps me think my story plot through as I play the scenes through like a movie in my mind. If the ‘story’ I’m
working on stalls…I will bring that scene into my mind…and start dreaming. The next day I sit in front of my
computer and start typing… the story unfolds beneath my fingertips! Many of my stories are created or resolved this
way.
