Hi!
     I've been a reader and writer for as along as I can remember. I was first published in Jughead comics when I was 12.  They spelled my name wrong and I can't believe they printed my address!  I also received a $6.00 check.  Super exciting!

     I like being outside and taking walks with my dog.  My fave ice cream is Oatly
Coffee and I love dark chocolate. My favorite color is dependent upon on how I feel that day but I do love all the greens, blues, and purples.

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    I wrote plays, poems, short and long stories when I was younger.  After I graduated from High School, I became a freelance photographer and my creativity focused on the visual world.  I transitioned away from photography as a full time job and became a K-1 teacher which brought me right back to my first love: children's books and writing.
   
     I mostly write on my computer although I sometimes write on my phone.  I'll ask my phone to take a note when I'm driving and I want to get my thoughts out.  I also write in a notebook because sometimes there are ideas that will only become clear when I put pen to paper.

     I am the Assistant Regional Advisor of SCBWI Westchester. I live in the Historic Hudson Valley and love to take long walks with my dog.

Indie

Buttercup

Westley