
*66 published books
*founder of Manuscript Matchmaker
*lots of projects in the works
*MFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato
*retired after 25 years
*taught Language Arts and English to non-native speakers;
all ages from around the world
*retired as an elementary Literacy Coach
*M.Ed. from the University of Minnesota
*B.A. from Drake University in Des Moines
*color: black, goes with everything
*food: most everything and dessert;
NO spicy food or lobster
*drink: hot tea with honey and milk
*travel: been to most states and 30 countries;
I have a LONG bucket list
*season: spring and summer
*music: hard rock, '80s rock, dance;
instrumental when I'm writing and I don't have silence