Living on a remote island gives plenty of motivation to find ways to work remotely, and the growing connectivity of the internet provides a highway to connections across the world.

Reading has been a large part of my life since I first learned to do it - hearing the word "bookstore" or "library" has the same effect on me as saying "squirrel" has on a puppy! Anything and everything with words on it - magazine, back of the cereal box, you name it - I'll try to read it! But my greatest love is reading stories that transport you into their world, and catch you up in their emotion.

This great love for reading has fueled my love for writing, and has contributed to setting me just a chapter ahead to use my knowledge, passion, and skills to help shorten the learning curve for new writers just taking the first step in being brave enough to put the stories in their hearts and minds onto paper.