Hi!
I live in West Virginia amid the rolling Appalachian Mountains with my husband and two, three, now four kids! I’ve been writing since 2010, when I first discovered the NaNoWriMo Challenge (National Novel Writing Month) and completed the November challenge with my older sister. I’ve completed 10+ novels now, and not looking back!
I grew up in central Texas (Go Longhorns!), then lived in Los Angeles for almost twenty years, and now I’m learning about living in West Virginia. I have a degree in History and Political Science, and I teach language arts to 4-6th graders during the school year.
What am I passionate about?
– Reading and writing, obviously! I love space opera, romance, fantasy, Christian fiction, and almost all young adult fiction. I’m a Christian and I believe all good stories ultimately reveal truth, and that all true things and stories (even when they’re fictional) resonate on a deeper level when they point to Christ.
– Dyslexia. I’ve been homeschooling some of my kids for over a decade, and I’ve learned a lot about learning differences. Dyslexia is an incredibly common problem, but I knew next to nothing about it when we began to struggle! If anybody wants my recommendation, All About Reading has become my best friend. I still use portions of it in the classroom.
– In-N-Out Burger – I’ve succumbed, I like it even better than Whataburger (all Texans are turning their back on me now), but it’s great. I just need In-N-Out to get to West Virginia! (I do like Sheetz a lot, though.)
What am I working on next?
I keep trying to pick a genre, but finally decided that I can’t! I love both historical romance and science fiction/fantasy. Now my goal is to learn to write/edit/publish on a more efficient timeline so that I can do both. I just finished a historical fantasy set in Constantinople at the time of the Fourth Crusade and now I’m working on the third in my Persuasion/Pride & Prejudice combo.
Thanks for stopping by!
Corrie
Corrie Garrett 