About Carol
Carol knew she wanted to be a writer when she was in the 4th grade. Her stories while she was growing up were first chapters of westerns and short stories about horses. Horses were her a big part of her life as her family owned a small ranch in Wilsonville, Oregon, where they raised and showed Arabians. Carol continued to show horses until she graduated from college. Her family also had a house in Portland and then in Lake Oswego, where Carol and her five siblings went to grade and high school, but she much prefers living in the country.
She wrote her first complete book, a western, while at sea on an oil tanker where her husband was the Chief Engineer (like Scotty on Star Trek). In that book, she made all the same mistakes most new novelists make. While that story still remains in a drawer, it gave Carol the impetus to pursue freelance writing upon her return to the U.S.
Finding a class on Writing for Publication listed in an Adult Education catalog, she immediately signed up. When the class was over, the instructor asked Carol to apply for membership in the professional writers' critique group to which she belonged, the Writers' Club of Whittier. Carol was the first unpublished writer the group ever accepted.
Joining that critique group set Carol on the road to publication, and she credits the group with her success. To date, she has published twenty-nine books, around 200 articles in national publications, and two short stories. She was a regular contributor to high-tech magazines, such as PC Novice and Smart Computing. She also has been an editor for major publishers and several magazines. She is a guest lecturer and has appeared on television and radio shows.
Carol has a B. A. in Spanish and French from the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, and an M. A. in Cultural Anthropology from California State University, Fullerton, California.
In addition to her membership in the Writers' Club of Whittier, she belongs to several other professional organizations. She was a founding member of the following: L-5 Society (now the National Space Society (NSS)); the Organization for the Advancement of Space Industrialization and Settlement (OASIS), the Los Angeles Chapter of the NSS; the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC), where she also served on the board; the Professional Writers of Orange County (PWOC), where she also served on the board for twelve years and was president for three; and the Publishers' Association of Los Angeles (PALA, the Los Angeles chapter of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). IWOSC and PALA have now merged with the Writers and Publishers Network (WPN). She was also a board member of the Orange County Chapter of International PEN.
Carol is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in Orange County, and the World Who's Who of Women.
Carol knew she wanted to be a writer when she was in the 4th grade. Her stories while she was growing up were first chapters of westerns and short stories about horses. Horses were her a big part of her life as her family owned a small ranch in Wilsonville, Oregon, where they raised and showed Arabians. Carol continued to show horses until she graduated from college. Her family also had a house in Portland and then in Lake Oswego, where Carol and her five siblings went to grade and high school, but she much prefers living in the country.
She wrote her first complete book, a western, while at sea on an oil tanker where her husband was the Chief Engineer (like Scotty on Star Trek). In that book, she made all the same mistakes most new novelists make. While that story still remains in a drawer, it gave Carol the impetus to pursue freelance writing upon her return to the U.S.
Finding a class on Writing for Publication listed in an Adult Education catalog, she immediately signed up. When the class was over, the instructor asked Carol to apply for membership in the professional writers' critique group to which she belonged, the Writers' Club of Whittier. Carol was the first unpublished writer the group ever accepted.
Joining that critique group set Carol on the road to publication, and she credits the group with her success. To date, she has published twenty-nine books, around 200 articles in national publications, and two short stories. She was a regular contributor to high-tech magazines, such as PC Novice and Smart Computing. She also has been an editor for major publishers and several magazines. She is a guest lecturer and has appeared on television and radio shows.
Carol has a B. A. in Spanish and French from the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, and an M. A. in Cultural Anthropology from California State University, Fullerton, California.
In addition to her membership in the Writers' Club of Whittier, she belongs to several other professional organizations. She was a founding member of the following: L-5 Society (now the National Space Society (NSS)); the Organization for the Advancement of Space Industrialization and Settlement (OASIS), the Los Angeles Chapter of the NSS; the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC), where she also served on the board; the Professional Writers of Orange County (PWOC), where she also served on the board for twelve years and was president for three; and the Publishers' Association of Los Angeles (PALA, the Los Angeles chapter of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA). IWOSC and PALA have now merged with the Writers and Publishers Network (WPN). She was also a board member of the Orange County Chapter of International PEN.
Carol is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in Orange County, and the World Who's Who of Women.
