I live in a small town in Connecticut with my husband. I was 15, he was 18 when we met! Our house is bright and sun-filled, with deep woods behind us that are home to native wildlife from deer to fishers to coyotes. Wild turkeys plod through our yard; hawks fly overhead.

I've been a writer, one way or another, all my life. Before I could read, I made up poems and my mom wrote them down for me. In elementary school, my teachers almost always let me write poems or stories instead of requiring me to do art projects. I graduated high school with Highest Honors in English, graduated college cum laude with Highest Departmental Honors in English, was inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, the Honors English Sorority/Fraternity. I dreamed of some day telling stories lots of people would want to hear. Today, my books are published in more than 20 languages all around the world. Dreams do come true! ...