About Me

  • About Me: Wife, author, bookkeeper, and housekeeper are just a few of the hats that I wear. Homeschooled most of my school career, I am currently graduated from CCSU and attempting to turn an obsession with writing into a profit making venture. In all things, I am striving to bring glory to my Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.

Style

  • Where I shop: Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, (Book and Craft stores are dangerous)
  • Brands I love: I do not have a favorite.
  • I like to wear: Comfortable clothing that looks pretty good on me. ;)
  • Can't live without: Jesus Christ
  • Prized Possessions: I don't think I have one. Maybe my manuscripts or my computer...

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Rach
  • Nationality: Dutch/Danish/Scotch/Irish with a dash of French
  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: Christ Jesus
  • Interests: I have loved the written word from the moment my mother first sat down to read me a story. A well woven story is a joy to read and leaves the reader with a sense of completion, yet wanting more. That is what I am striving for in my work.
  • Occupation: Other
  • Industry: Nonprofit

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Italian, usually
  • Favorite Dishes: Mashed Potatoes
  • Favorite Desserts: Too many to name
  • Favorite Drinks: Water, CocaCola, Hot Chocolate, Spiced Cider, Grape Juice... Yup another of those choices where I cannot make up my mind. ;)
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Too many to name. Yes, I am a junk food junky
  • Best meal ever: Whatever I am craving at the time without having to cook it.
  • My Original Recipes: Cinnamin swirl cookies
  • Favorite Restaurants: Olvie Garden, Macaroni Grill, Red Robin... Too many to name.
  • Foods I hate: Most Meats, Diet or Fat Free Foods (My body doesn't tolerate them)

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Jane Eyre with Timothy Dalton, almost all the Jane Austins and Elizabeth Gaskell's two mini series, North & South and Wives & Daughters. After that they get too numberous to name. ;)
  • Favorite Actors: Emma Thompson, Brent Spiner, Leonard Nimoy, Mandy Patinkin, I could go on...
  • Favorite Genre: Romantic Adventure Drama with other lesser elements thrown in.
  • Favorite Soundtracks: The new Pride and Prejudice is the most listened to at the moment. I love the piano in it.
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: Um...Nothing is coming to mind...Sorry. :) "I try to think but nothing happens."
  • Movies I can watch over and over: See Favorite Movies ;)
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Now this I do not know... I am going to have to think about that one.... Hmmm...

College

  • School Name: Central Connecticut State University
  • Status: Alumni
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): Accounting

Travel

  • Places I love: Hiking in the woods or mountains
  • Places I've been: Germany, Switzerland, Canada, France (very briefly).
  • Places to see before I die: I would like to see Italy
  • Dream Vacation: Villa in the Italian countryside with electicity for my laptop with someone to do the cooking.

Books

  • Favorite Books: Jane Eyre
  • Favorite Authors: Diana Wynne Jones, Orson Scott Card, and many more
  • Favorite Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tale, Clean Romance, Science Fiction, History, and many more.
  • Favorite Characters: Too many to name :)
  • Favorite Quotes: "Not that left. Your other left!"
  • Recent Reads: The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones

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    • Gender: Female
    • Member Since: 5/16/2005

Chatboard (2)

  • Dream_Mountain
    Yep, I'm back! Now get your butt online!
  • LaDamedeShallot
    electicity? Hmmm. . .