It Ain't Always Rocket Science,

Growing Up With Three Brothers And Three Sisters, I Was The Storyteller Of The Family... What My Mother Called 'the Liar.'

Often Life Asks Much Of You, And You Either Honor Life By Answering With All Your Heart, Or You Cower Your Way Into Your Grave.

For Some Reason, Some Of My Best Solutions And Ideas Are Triggered In Those Dark Theaters, Usually Totally Unrelated To What's Going On Onscreen. I Also Enjoy Hiking In The Foothills And Mountains Close To Sacramento. I Always Have To Bring A Pen And Paper To Jot Down Sudden Thoughts And Ideas. So Inspiration Arises From Countless Sources.

I Do Have An Office Where About 70 Percent Of My Writing Gets Done, But Sometimes It Does Get A Bit Stir-crazy To Be Cooped Up In There, So I'll Grab My Laptop And Write Somewhere Else: Another Room In The House, Out On The Patio, Or Even Heaven-forbid, A Trip To Starbucks. But I Also Write On The Road.

I Wrote For Years Before I Was Ever Published, And I Don't Think I Could Ever Stop. That Said, I Was Also A Veterinarian Before I Sold My First Book, And I Still Volunteer My Time To Help With Animal Welfare Causes. So That Is A Career I Would Be Happy To Return To - While Still Secretly Writing Strange Stories Back In My Doctor's Office.