About me

Location	Way Down South, Georgia, United States
Introduction	I'm Jan, retired teacher, married to a counselor, with one daughter (also a counselor). I have a Shih Tzu dog named Dolly (who owns me completely), a chinchilla and a guinea pig. That's just the inside crew. I taught history and psychology for twenty-five years. Now I devote myself to writing and visual art. I enjoy creating 3D models, but my special love is colored pencil. I use Prismacolors, primarily, on Stonehenge although sometimes I'll use Neocolors (and rarely Inktense) under the pencils, on hot press watercolor paper. In addition to Prisma, there are a few shades of Polychromos and Pablo pencils that I like. I am also a compulsive writer. Characters simply insist on taking over my head at times, and they will not go away until I put their story on paper. In 2002 I published a historical novel, Bury the Past, and I currently have a short story called Echoes featured on Authorlink.com. I am also the author of Rock Oven, a Southern Gothic mainstream psychological mystery (how's that for a tag?), for which I'm seeking a publisher. I hope you enjoy this peek into my slightly alternative lifestyle. :-) Jan

Location

Way Down South, Georgia, United States

Introduction

I'm Jan, retired teacher, married to a counselor, with one daughter (also a counselor). I have a Shih Tzu dog named Dolly (who owns me completely), a chinchilla and a guinea pig. That's just the inside crew. I taught history and psychology for twenty-five years. Now I devote myself to writing and visual art. I enjoy creating 3D models, but my special love is colored pencil. I use Prismacolors, primarily, on Stonehenge although sometimes I'll use Neocolors (and rarely Inktense) under the pencils, on hot press watercolor paper. In addition to Prisma, there are a few shades of Polychromos and Pablo pencils that I like. I am also a compulsive writer. Characters simply insist on taking over my head at times, and they will not go away until I put their story on paper. In 2002 I published a historical novel, Bury the Past, and I currently have a short story called Echoes featured on Authorlink.com. I am also the author of Rock Oven, a Southern Gothic mainstream psychological mystery (how's that for a tag?), for which I'm seeking a publisher. I hope you enjoy this peek into my slightly alternative lifestyle. :-) Jan