Delora Dennis

I launched my writing career in 1965, at the tender age of nine, with the production of my play (with a long-since forgotten title) by my grade school’s Home and School Association. Of course, the trajectory of said launch didn’t exactly follow a straight path. Detours along the way included stints as a human resources manager, assistant funeral director, legislative analyst, speech writer, state fair exhibit manager, and independent video producer. 

I returned to the path in 1993 and since then I have been writing in one form or another - video scripts, website content, how-to books, product reviews, informative articles, blog posts, press releases, etc. Looking back now it's clear all of this was preparation for the type of writing I knew I had to try, but resisted like crazy. 

I’ve discovered writing fiction is like playing with a new toy. Once you've mastered the basics, the real fun comes from finding new ways to play with it. I'm having a ball.