: About Me

I've been very fortunate that I was able to combine my two loves: writing and biology. With a degree in Journalism and a minor in Biology, I started my professional career proofreading for a medical publisher. I moved up through the ranks at the publisher until I went as far as I could as a writer. I accepted a medical writing position for a pharmaceutical company and then entered the world of medical communication agencies. I am currently working as a contractor for another major pharmaceutical company while I freelance. I've written everything from news articles, to sales training manuals, to symposia presentations, to clinical studies published in medical journals. I love what I do, and I get a great deal of satisfaction from writing. I live with my husband, dog (a 14-year-old Collie mix that had been abused and abandoned when we found her), and small flock of chickens on 35 acres in mid-state Delaware.

My passion is ...

Books, movies, cartoons, hockey, and Maryland Blue Claw crabs

I know too much about ...

The Simpsons. And creative ways to use zucchini.

My parents always told me ...

Stop giggling at the dinner table.

My childhood ambition ...

To live on a boat on the Chesapeake Bay and write books

My favorite memory ...

Playing hockey in the basement with my older brother - and getting stuck using a dust mop for a hockey stick.

Why I write ...

I can't not write. If I don't write, I'm miserable, depressed, and not myself. Writing is who I am.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Gold Coast, by Nelson DeMille

My first job ...

I was an assistant counselor at Camp Sun 'N Fun, a day camp for mentally handicapped adults.

My best moment ...

Interviewing polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk, and then getting a phone call from him congratulating me on a well-written article.

My inspiration ...

Walking in my woods. It clears my mind and helps me put things in perspective.

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