As a child, I dreamed away the days in an old cherry tree on my family’s pony farm. In my imagination, the tree became a beautiful Arabian stallion, a medieval castle and even a pirate ship. I got in trouble for making my bratty little sisters walk the plank, but hey, they never broke any bones. On rainy days, I headed for my fort in the hayloft. While the rain thudded on the cedar-shingled roof, I read books, eventually trading Carolyn Keene for Georgette Heyer. Today, I live on the family ranch in the Cascade foot-hills of Washington state in what was once a summer vacation cabin. It’s been modernized and even has indoor plumbing – woo-hoo! I share it with my two cats—or maybe, they share it with me. I still read a lot, and the walls are lined with bookshelves. My favorite shopping trip before the Covid restrictions was to a local bookstore. Now, I order my books online.I read everywhere, so there are books on the kitchen table, by my rocking chair in the living-room, next to my bed, and even in the bathroom. Often, I read more than one at a time, so it’s lucky I can multi-task. However, when I write, it's one project at a time, because I want to know everything about my characters and their lives.I usually write at night after a long day on the ranch. Some days are longer and harder than others, so I'm happy when I manage five days of writing in a week, but my goal remains to write every day. I love summer break but then I'm even busier since it's when I teach horse day-camp during the week and trail rides, lessons, and leasing on weekends. Several of the horses in my books come from ones that I've known, loved and trained.Read more about this authorRead less about this author