Denele Campbell

I love to write. I squeeze in a few paragraphs between petting my hound dog Weezie and staring off into the Ozark woods. Then there's my cat Esmerelda, the goldfish, the firewood, and keeping my house in reasonable order -- a very low priority.

My mom probably still has my first 'book' tucked away somewhere in a scrap book. Everyone in my family liked to read but I never found enough books at home to keep me satisfied. So I read the dictionary and encyclopedias.

After studying poetry and fiction as an undergraduate English major, I worked through several graduate level writing courses. Education has its place, but my advice to new writers is: WRITE. And READ.

I raised three kids, enjoyed a successful career as a piano tuner/technician, and after retirement, plunged into a three-year stint owning and operating my own cafe. I thoroughly enjoy my writing time with a heavy side order of life in general.