"Denise Weeks is a lifelong writer who has finally come into her own as a published novelist. She graduated from Southern Methodist University many years after Laura Bush did, earning bachelor's degrees in mathematics and computer science (including minors in English and music) and a teaching certificate in secondary school mathematics. For years she worked as a software engineer, but the bosses don't miss her much, partly because they always suspected she planned to put them into her next book. She is also a somewhat accomplished amateur pianist and an avid trivia player. Her mystery/suspense novels are out from Oak Tree Press, while her YA fantasy/dark fantasy novels are published under the name Shalanna Collins.
Denise Weeks has been storytelling since she could hold a crayon. Like many homegrown Texas humorists, she is not funny. Novelist, pianist, belly dancer, baton twirler (but no fire batons ever again, by order of the Renner, Texas, Volunteer Fire Brigade), and amateur radio operator, she has placed in the Robert Benchley Essay contest several years in a row.
Denise has worked as a software engineer, Dairy Queen soft-serve cone maker (she perfected that little twirl on the top of the dipped cone), and math tutor. Oak Tree Press publishes her mystery/suspense fiction, while you can find her YA fantasy/dark fantasy published under the name Shalanna Collins. She and her husband live happily in a northern suburb of Dallas, Texas, with their two beloved pets: a yappy Pomeranian and Denise's elderly mother.
Visit her blogs at shalanna.livejournal.com and deniseweeks.blogspot.com (and be sure to leave a comment!)
You can also visit her Her Amazon author pages:
http://www.amazon.com/author/deniseweeks
http://www.amazon.com/author/shalannacollins
Nice Work is available now from Amazon in paperback and Kindle.
I came mainly to see who was posting here. (You didn't put your name on the OTP mail you sent out.) I enjoyed the post and nice to learn more about you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by, Marilyn, even if you didn't know who your were coming to see! :)
DeleteOh, sorry, Marilyn! I forget that my signature block doesn't always go out on mailing lists and loops. I managed to create enough of a mystery that you showed up, though, so it's all good. LOL
ReplyDeleteIsn't this a great site? I'll be here to answer questions or shoot the breeze all week. (Sounds like Shecky Greene. "I'll be here all week. Be sure to visit the casino!")
Writing comes more easily to me than promotion. It's too difficult to be "seen" nowadays because EVERYONE is out there holding up their books and shouting. Enough to make you roll over and make a snow angel.
"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book."--Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC)