Karen Miller

Website: https://karenhokansonmiller.com

I used to be a school teacher, but I gave it up to concentrate on writing. I also used to work in a bookstore before I moved to the mountains with my husband and our dog. Nowadays I tutor at a nearby elementary school and yes, I continue to write.

In fact, it was my students that got me started writing my first book. They complained, "There's nothing to read!" Well, I knew that wasn't true, but maybe there was something more to what they said. "Everyone likes monsters," kids told me. That began my seven year search for monsters that were "real." The result is "Monsters and Water Creatures".

I also wrote a book called "Bogeyman 101: A Guide to Bogeymen Around the World." It tells what they are, where they are, and whether you should believe in them or not. I'm now working on a book about called "A Troll's Tale".

I really wrote my first "book" when I was six years old. Funny, that book was about the water monster we call a mermaid. (Sometimes what intrests you as a kid sticks with you your whole life.) I have always liked reading and writing kids stories and I don't see that changing any time soon.

When I was young everyone used to tease me about two things: my hair and my "incurable optimisim." My brother used to call me Mop Head! Nevertheless, I was most often in a good mood and always looked at the bright side of things. That's still true of me now even though I'm an adult.

I raised three boys, and one girl, who have grown up and moved to different parts of the world. And soon another exciting thing will happen to me: I'm become a grandmother for the third time!