I have a business degree and worked for major corporations for 20 years. During a hiatus, I began tutoring elementary school students in reading, and discovered that these children did not like to read. I thought it would be an amazing feat if I could write books that children would enjoy reading. So I took a correspondence course with the Institute of Children's Literature from 2001-2003, where I learned to write for children and teens. My first young adult novel was published in 2005. I th