Karen has written since she was in third grade and wrote a story about finding a leprechaun. She has a BA in English, was assistant editor then editor of the college literary magazine, and won four awards for poetry. For the next twenty years, she still wrote things, but never got the nerve to send them in anywhere.

Karen has worked as a library assistant, teacher, waitress, ice cream truck driver, and full-time mom. She and Kevin have two children, both teenagers. At least now when she hides in her room with the computer, they are able to fend for themselves. This writing stuff is helping her sleep at night, and perhaps it can be her "retirement plan." Whether she sells or not, she will continue writing something. Keeps the voices in her head busy.