Most of my work since 1986 has been as an editor, but I have considered myself a writer first. My story as a writer began in high school.I grew up on a farm, and my parents were active in the Grange, both state and national. My mother entered Grange sewing contests for many years and won so many times in a row that they asked her to take a break so that someone else could win! When I was a teenager, the Grange had a national safety essay contest. I decided to enter. My mother told me not to get my hopes up, but I was confident, and guess what, I won!After high school, I went on to undergraduate and graduate work, and writing papers was what I enjoyed the most. In fact, I was disappointed when a course did not require a paper. Two of my English professors were so impressed with the paper that I wrote for them that they encouraged me to get my master's in English, but I felt called to go to seminary. A few years later, in the eighties, I wrote and published a booklet with InterVarsity Press.In the eighties, my older brother tried his hand at writing a science fiction novel but grew tired of it, so he handed it off to me to finish. I improved his part of the novel, beefed up the characters, and completed the plotline. I eventually self-published it as Imperial Guard and recently published it for the Kindle on Amazon.In the nineties, I wrote several articles for magazines and contributed chapters to two compendiums. After the turn of the century, I wrote a book on The Lord of the Rings, trying to beat the premier of the third movie. I almost found a publisher, but again, I had to self-publish. It also is now on Amazon for the Kindle. Two years later, I published four children's picture books with Ambassador Books. Shortly after the publication of the fourth book, the publisher declared bankruptcy. Two of those books are available for the Kindle. The other two will be available soon.Over the years, I have written for preschool, grade-school, and teenaged kids and for adults. Despite disappointments and setbacks, I continue to write. I love it and hope to be able to write for the rest of my life.