Why I Write
What started as a fun hobby at age seven to keep myself occupied during church (and sometimes school) evolved into a passion for creating poetry, fictional stories, and researching nonfiction topics of interest.
​I studied Journalism in college but really love the freedom of fiction. I enjoy bringing both information and entertainment to my readers.
​My desire is to not only entertain you with my fiction and give you an insight into life in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, but to offer deeper, spiritual topics to think about, and hopefully help your life for the better. Along the way, I want to reflect on life in Montana and how we can all conserve and sustain our Mother Earth for the future.
Bottom line - I hope you find something you can relate to with my writing, and if you don't, that's okay, too. There are plenty of authors to read.
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Thank you for stopping by and I hope you stay a while and find something you like.
​Below I tell you more about the different areas I write in and why.
My Writing
Fiction
As a fiction writer, I love writing entertaining stories of romance, Western, fairy tales, and sometimes horror. I write in each of these genres. It is so hard to pick a favorite, but one day I might! For now, though, I'll dabble in all of them.
Besides my fiction blog, I am working on a short story collection of Western law women in a lawless territory and a contemporary romance series Both take place in the small fictional town of Thistle Creek, Colorado.
Poetry
Poetry is where I first found my voice and where I return when the world gets too hectic and my brain feels frazzled. I love the challenge of finding the "right" word or phrase and making it make sense to my audience (or just to me, ha).
There’s something deeply fulfilling about distilling emotions and imagery into just a few carefully chosen words.
The challenge of balancing tone, style, and impact within such a tight structure pushes me creatively and feels uniquely rewarding.
Nonfiction
My nonfiction interests are just as varied as my fiction. What can I say? I'm eclectic. I love history, spirituality, and environmental topics. I write about them in personal reflection essay form and informative articles. Through exploring the world around us, and the human condition, we are better able to communicate and understand each other; at least that is the hope. Nonfiction is an innovative way to examine reality, and I find it a satisfying writing form to work in.
