I read the Twilight series in '09, reluctantly, to say the least. It’s just not my type of literature. Despite my attempts to resist, Edward Cullen sucked me in (pun fully intended). Although I first identified with clumsy new girl Bella, it was Edward who stayed with me after I finished reading the books. More to the point, he just refused to leave. And it's because of him that I'm writing creatively for the first time in years.

FOX FIRE is my labour of love. The story was born before I learned about Midnight Sun. I almost abandoned it after reading the "First Sight" character development on Stephenie Meyer's website, but I'm very glad I didn't. I've grown to adore the "Edward-in-My-Head". MsRason created the stunning banner. Thank you, Rason! It's also on her blog.

*June 2011* - Fox Fire was nominated for an Eternity Award. ("The Meadow Award/Best Edward Bella Moment")
*February 5-12, 2012 - Fox Fire was a feature fic during The Hopeless Romantic Awards' "Edward and Bella Week"
*February 13-20, 2012* - Fox Fire was "WIP Fic of the Week" on the Indie Fic Pimp blog.
*April 7, 2013* - Fox Fire featured in "Edward POV in Twilight Fan Fiction": Reading is My Breathing blog.

*STORY UPDATE: 15/5/13*
Chapter 32, "Shadow", has been posted.
Thank you so much for your continued patience and encouragement, dear readers!

SERIES & ONE-SHOTS:

COUNTERPOINTS is an accompanying series of outtakes and alternate POVs from Fox Fire.

A CARTON OF MILK won Readers' Choice in "The Life and Times of Bree Tanner" challenge (July 2010). This one-shot was my first attempt at a writing challenge, and I was thrilled it was so well-received.

ATOMIK, another one-shot, was originally a chapter from Fox Fire. It didn't work with the storyline, but I loved the dialogue so much that I couldn't bear to scrap it.

MIDWINTER is a series of vignettes that allow me to indulge my obsession with Edward's dark years during the Depression. Some of them have been with me the entire time I've been writing Fox Fire. They'll find their place here, eventually.

LULUBELLA is a character sketch, a snapshot of sixteen-year-old Bella while she was still living in Phoenix. It was written for the Pre-Twilight round of the Canon Tour.

ABOUT ME:

"I have spent most of the day putting in a comma and the rest of the day taking it out." Oscar Wilde
Some days, writing really is like that. It's not always Evil Real Life that gets in my way--I'm my own harshest critic. I won't post a chapter if I'm not happy with it, so please be patient if I'm slow to update.

My stories are also on Twilighted and AO3.

As well as writing EPOV fiction, I write non-fiction for newsletters, magazines, and online publications in my real life. I am inspired by prose and poetry from the 17th century to the present, and by the rugged mountain scenery of my home in western Canada.

Best Books
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Bone People - Keri Hulme
Three Day Road - Joseph Boyden
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje

Best Poets
Pablo Neruda
Dylan Thomas
William Blake
e.e. cummings
Christina Rosetti
John Keats

Best Quotes
"Do, or do not. There is no try." Yoda
"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings." Salvador Dali

Best Friend
My dear, long-suffering husband, who wishes that 'Edward would just bite Bella, turn into a bat, and fly away'. I love you, sweetie!