I wrote my first short story when I was five, but when an assignment in a lit course challenged me to “rewrite” the last chapter of Jane Eyre I was hooked. I dreamt of going to an ivy cloaked university in England or Scotland, but my health issues forced me to rethink that agenda. Working through and with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, food allergies, migraines and the scary health emergencies, I managed to finish both my Bachelor’s degree in English and History and my Master’s in Strategic Intelligence.
As a child, I wanted to be everything from a veterinarian (can’t stand to see any animal hurt) to an actress (too shy) to an astronaut (not good at science) to an Egyptologist (I wilt in extreme heat – or anything over 70 degrees). Writing makes sense to me. My characters pursue all the subjects that interest me and/or terrify me. I started with screenplays and TV scripts, and my first screenplay placed finalist and semi-finalist in several screenwriting competitions. Loving a challenge, I dove further into the writing craft to study dialogue, description, plot, pacing, story (if there was a book on writing I’ve read it).
When I’m not writing, I’m filling up bird feeders, troubleshooting computers, playing games (I’m a freak for logic problems and Tom Clancy video games), reading (anything by Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice), watching movies (I personally would like to recommend Joss Whedon be officially named a god). I’ve never met an animal I didn’t love and regularly rescue bugs and spiders. Living in North Carolina and Texas, I became the snake expert and successfully relocated many happy snakes who lived to tell the tale. I’ve lived in California, Arizona, Texas and North Carolina but have felt most at home in Virginia.
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Jane Austen Puzzlers
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Table of Contents
prologue
1 Jane
2 Alexander
3 Jane
4 Alexander
5 Jane
6 Alexander
7 Jane
8 Alexander
9 Jane
10 Jane
11 Alexander
12 Jane
13 Jane
14 Alexander
15 Jane
16 Alexander
17 Jane
18 Alexander
19 Jane
20 Jane
21 Alexander
22 Jane
23 Jane
24 Jane
25 Jane
26 Alexander
27 Jane
28 Alexander
29 Jane
30 Jane
31 Alexander
32 Jane
33 Jane
34 Alexander
35 Jane
36 Jane
37 Jane
38 Jane
Missing 6 Chapter 1 - Jane
Chapter 2 - Alexander
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