My love of writing began in grade school when I turned the students I was tutoring in reading into characters in a serial fantasy story. I achieved top scores and honors in English and continued to pursue my literary interests by taking every fiction writing and playwrighting class I could at the University of California, Irvine. After earning two degrees from U.C.I., one in drama and the other in comparative literature, I built a career as a technical writer, publishing user manuals for various computer systems. I have also helped write and design special proposals and award submissions and have had several articles published in MENSA SIG newsletters.