Born in Detroit,
Sue grew up in a small Michigan town with a turn-of-the-century
junior high school, an old brick library, a quaint three-block
downtown and a park complete with a band shell. In those days,
it was possible to walk downtown with your friends to the old Bohm
Theatre then afterwards stop in at Sullivan's for a cherry coke,
without being shot at or mugged.
After
graduating from High School, her parents moved to Illinois and Sue
attended North Central College, receiving her 4-year B.A. majoring
in Music and Theatre. It was there that she developed her love
of writing. Upon graduation, she worked in a music store while
learning the art of piano tuning and repair.
In the late 70's, she set off for California, ending up in Santa
Barbara in another music store. She perfected her tuning
skills and quitting her store job less than a year later, entered
the scary world of the self-employed. Throwing the hectic
lifestyle of California aside, she moved to Hamilton, Montana,
arriving the same day St. Helens erupted.
Two years later, married with a small son, Sue took a mail-order
children's writing course and was published before she had completed
it. Her articles were published in two different magazines
and she sold another story to Highlights. Another
internet writing course convinced her to begin writing a novel.
An unusual dream about a dog wedding sparked her imagination and she
completed her first novel in about a year.
After relocating with her new husband and second son in Northern California,
she received an agent contract with the Lee Shore Agency who connected
her with SterlingHouse Publisher. Sue resides in California
with her husband and young son. Her older son is currently
serving in the Navy in Guam. Owner of Allegro Piano
Service, she tunes and repairs pianos. In her spare time,
she enjoys tennis, judo, sailing, baseball, and her dog and cat.
