While I was teaching high school and community college, I had little time for anything else except raising a husband (ha!) and two children. I did write a novel or two during my thirty-four years of teaching and even gained the attention of a famous literary agent, Frieda Fishbein, but her efforts came to nothing. Finally, upon retirement I decided to return to writing novels. I sold my first novel immediately and all the others that followed, having decided to concentrate on small publishers and spin my wheels trying to please a literary agent. It was a decision I took half-heartedly but I was not prepared for novel writing to consume my life. Being retired, my husband and I have done a lot of traveling, some of which end up as settings in my novels. I love music and have sung with the Sacramento Valley Chorus for many years. Also, I love art and have been an avid collector for years. I love spending time with my family in California and Texas and so with all of these distractions, I do not write full-time. I tell my stories when I am inspired to do so.