Bio: She began making books out of taped paper towels when she was five years old, and at eight began writing stories about another world full of magic and adventure--and hasn't stopped yet.

She studied history and languages in college, lived in Europe one year, and has worked in jobs ranging from tending bar--to put herself through grad school--in a harbor tavern to various jobs in Hollywood. Married twenty years (two kids, two dogs, and a house full of books) she is currently a part-time teacher as well as a writer.

Has twenty-five books out, ranging from space opera to children's fantasy, many of which have appeared overseas in Russia, Israel, Denmark; also has numerous short stories. "Augur's Teacher," from Tor, for adults and for children, is the first 'officially' sanctioned sequel to L. Frank Baum's Oz stories.