The idea for LaRue of Zion Kingdom began in my twenties. I was working for a radio station in Las Vegas and spent my weekends escaping to the red-rock beauty of southern Utah. On one of those trips, I stayed in the Jane room of The Seven Wives Inn, a historic bed and breakfast. I couldn't stop thinking about the women who had once lived in such an extraordinary arrangement: what they wanted, what they gave up, and how they made a life inside it. It became a world I had to explore.

Writing is my second career, and I've worked hard for it. I graduated from the Book Project, a two-year manuscript development program at Lighthouse Writers Workshop, under the mentorship of Erika Krouse. Along the way, Andre Dubus III told me I was a better writer than a paragraph I chose to read aloud (he was right, and I learned why later), and Rebecca Makkai taught me to use improv to sharpen story details. I also attended the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and judged submissions for the Florida Writers Association's Royal Palm Literary Award.

I'm currently seeking representation for LaRue of Zion Kingdom. I'd love to hear from you through my contact page.