Robin C. Westmiller, JD, aka RAVEN WEST, writer, author and columnist decided to become a journalist when she discovered that showing a "Press Pass" gave her access to areas and people that others usually never see. While studying journalism at the University of Missouri- Columbia, she fell in love with the college radio station, switched majors and transferred to Syracuse University.Combining her writing skills and radio industry background, she wrote her first novel RED WINE FOR BREAKFAST a contemporary story set in the volatile world of a Los Angeles radio station She spent one summer working at a small rural post office in upstate New York which became the setting for "First Class Male" In 2006, she published the memoir "Blood Tastes Lousy With Scotch" - How I rescued my father from greedy cousins, thieving attorneys and the Florida Guardianship SystemShe is a member of SPAWN, The Authors Guild, National League of American Pen Women, National Association of Women Writers and The International Women Writers Guild.Robin lives in Southern California with her husband Bill. They have three daughters; Tandy, Kimberly and Michelle.