Liz Long

Liz has had nine cats (no more than two at a time) and one dog who, having been raised by cats, believed herself to be a cat. She also has one husband and two sons.

After graduating from The Johns Hopkins University (don't skip either the "The" or the S in Johns, it makes the administrators very fussy) in a bad economy with a less-useful-than-expected degree, she spent many years temping on two coasts. The most unusual job was working for a man who makes glass eyes (an ocularist). Other cool jobs included working at the Kennedy Center, international piracy (movies, not ships), and music publishing.

She finally took a job from an economic consulting company in DC that required her to type in Russian. It's not as easy as it sounds. After that, she moved to LA to work for The Walt Disney Company. Getting a permanent job at Disney is FAR harder than typing in Russian, but the internet group eventually hired her. Soon after, the dotcom bubble burst and she was one of many laid off. She took the hint, stopped working in an office, stayed home with her kids, and started writing.

When you look at the books Liz has written, they seem entirely random and unconnected. In fact, so far they are all things she wanted to buy but couldn't find anywhere else, so she wrote them.

What will come after next, after books on wedding planning, the Constitution, Cub Scouts, and the zombie apocalypse? You guess is as good as ours. Liz herself certainly has no idea, so be sure to check back and see what she comes up with next.