When I Was Working On My First

People Need Stories...we Use Stories To Teach, To Learn, To Make Sense Of The World Around Us. As Long As We Need Stories, We Will Need Books.

Elizabeth Keckley Was A Woman Of Remarkable Strength, Courage, Perseverance, And Dignity. She Was Exceptionally Talented, But Also Very Diligent And Ambitious, And Together Those Qualities Enabled Her To Deliver Herself From Slavery And Become A Successful Businesswoman.

Mary Lincoln Provided Elizabeth Keckley With Opportunities For Social And Economic Advancement She Probably Had Never Imagined During Her Years As A Slave, While Elizabeth Offered Mary The Loyal, Steadfast Friendship She Craved But Had Always Found So Elusive.

In My Contemporary Stories, I Write About Today's Quilters, Inventive Techniques They Use, And How Technology Has Influenced Their Art. Novels Set In The Past Let Me Have Fun Researching Patterns That Were Popular And Fabrics And Tools Available To Quilters Through History.

I've Always Wanted To Be A Writer. Ever Since I Learned To Read, I've Wanted To Share Stories With Others The Way My Favorite Writers Shared Their Stories With Me.