A Little About Me

Writing

I've written and published a bit of everything: poetry, essays, articles, book reviews, short stories (mostly mysteries), and how-to craft instructions. My first sale was a poem to a local newspaper when I was in junior high. One of my most unusual sales was a 200-word romance story that I sold to a company that printed it on a coffee can label. I am a member of several writing organizations, including Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Northern Colorado Writers.

Jewelry Designs

The first design I submitted to a magazine was accepted and I quickly found myself working on new designs every month. I've published 100+ original designs in a variety of magazines, including Stringing, Beadwork, Creative Jewelry, Easy Wire, Bead Trends, and BeadStyle, and sell some of my work in my Beads & Books shop.

Editing

In 2007, I helped launch Beading Daily, a free online newsletter of 100,000+ readers that is published by Interweave. (It was only about 1,500 readers when I started!) After two years as editor, I now design, edit, and write regularly for several publications as a freelancer.

Some of my freelance editing assignments have included project editor for Handcrafted Jewelry Studio emag and technical editor for Stringing, Creative Jewelry, and Bead Star. I'm editing several forthcoming jewelry how-to books and have a regular assignment as a Contributing Editor to Beadwork. I also do some freelance project management and web design to help keep my drawers full of pretty beads and findings.

You can learn a little more about me in this nice interview by my friend Jean Yates or by reading my blog.