Writing:  Three novels in the Dahlquin saga, “By Sword and Cross”, “Free as a Slave” and “Ordained Folly” four more outlined/in progress; “Rainmocker” a legal drama.   Conferences attended in the last three years:  San Francisco, Surrey International, East of Eden, Silicon Valley RWA Prepare to Pitch, Jack London, Historic Novel Society.  College, on-line and local writing courses.  Three critique groups.

Publication: Okay, it’s not the New York Times Best Sellers List, but in dentistry this is hot!

Technical/editing of dental articles with Russell J. Beggs, DMD:
DENTISTRY TODAY, Vol. 21, No 6, June 2002, “A Quick Fix for a Cosmetic Emergency” pg. 102

DENTISTRY TODAY, Vol. 22, No 6, June 2003, “Tooth Conservative Coronal Restorations” pg. 84

CONTEMPORARY AESTHETICS, Vol. 7, No. 3, March 2003, “Conservative Restoration of a Barely Salvageable Tooth” pg. 32

Aptos Village Dental Quarterly Newsletter; First Friends Newsletter; family travel journals.

Marketing:  Walter Hailey’s Boot Kamp, Exec Tech Coaching (3 years); “Guerilla Marketing for Writers”.  My husband and I built a thriving dental practice the old fashioned way, by ‘hanging a shingle’ and getting the word out by: Providing the best dentistry possible, asking for referrals, listening to our patients, speaking locally, presenting scholarships, participating in community functions.  I understand business, commitment to quality, profit/loss, bottom lines, payrolls.  My books won’t fly off the shelves and become best sellers without ‘buzz’, visibility and consistent promotion, starting with me.  (See Promotion Proposal).

Research:  Please see my bibliography.  Traveling extensively throughout Europe, my love of castles and cathedrals still hasn’t been sated. (My kids knew I needed a twelve step program, seeing me weep with joy when a book of medieval shoes and accessories arrived from the British Museum.  But you should see the buttons, and the clog soles!)

Me:  Dyslexic wife and mother seeks employment as a writer.  Researched the Middle Ages into middle age.  Works well with others (including but not limited to the hormonally challenged: Men in mid-life crises, teen angst, depression, diabetes, ADHD and aging); deals with stress-HOURLY-in creative and humorous ways; meets deadlines (taxes, dinner, exams, prescriptions, construction permits) despite PMS. AA degree, De Anza Community College, for the record.