![]() On October 1, 2016, I released the first book of my new fantasy series "The Stone of Mercy: Book 1 of the Centaur Chronicles." I took a brief (2 year) break from writing fantasy to complete a contemporary, coming of age novel titled "In the Heart of a Mustang." This YA novel won first place in the Literary Classics Awards for Young Adult fiction and second place in the Nautilus Awards in the same category. ![]() My next fantasy, an allegory of the Revolutionary War, but with Trolls and Leprechauns, won first place in the Purple Dragonfly Awards for fantasy. The Mist Trilogy, comprised of Behind the Mist, Mists of Darkness and the Rising Mist received a gold medal from the Mom's Choice Awards. I was able to combine my love of horses with my love of fantasy in my first Trilogy. Both books continue to sell very well in the Denver to Colorado Springs area and have made my horse famous. It was a tough job, but someone had to do it! The result of that work was the publication of Riding Colorado-Day Trips from Denver with Your Horse, and Riding Colorado II. ![]() By “research” I mean that I spent every Friday riding my horse on a new trail, be it on the plains or in the mountains. I researched and wrote two equestrian trail guide books for the Denver area. ![]() During this time, I also wrote two parent handbooks for the Salem, Oregon School district on sex education.Ībout fifteen years ago, I was able to combine my passion for horses with my love of writing. I helped them write their own stories for the competitions. While raising my children, I coached their Odyssey of the Mind and Destination Imagination teams for seventeen years. My writing, at that time, was limited to curriculum. Upon graduation, I spent five years teaching at the middle school and high school levels. I am a graduate of Oregon State University. ![]()
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