Author of sci-fi romance "Verboten" and a former member of NBCC (National Book Critics Circle), Tammy started writing for fun and as a hobby at age 12. Her professional writing career began with the ending of her social work career due to becoming legally blind from RP. Some of her non-fiction and fiction writing credits include Writer's Digest, Disney's Family Fun, Arts and Opinion, National Endowment for the Arts, Weirdbook Magazine, WitchWorks Magazine, Midnight Echo Magazine, The Good News Network, Chicken Soup for the Soul, A Cup of Comfort, Vox, TheMailOnline, American Profile, Newsmax, Orbis, Graphis, The Independent Journal, Country Living, House Beautiful, A Cup of Comfort, AOL Rise, New Limestone Review, Kentucky Living, and numerous literary journals, photography publications, and art magazines.
Her favorite fiction genre to write in is horror (See her collection of short horror stories, "The Midnight Train", here at Amazon), but she also writes YA, children's stories, and non-fiction.
Her first paperback book, Peace, was traditionally published by Clear Light Books in 2005. In the past she created and narrated audiobooks and was a celebrity sketcher.
She has been a published writer of fiction and non-fiction since 2002, including books for young readers as Miss Tammy. She has a Bachelor's in Social Work, a Master's in Adult Ed/Counseling, and over 10 years' experience as a child/adult protection investigation, hospice, and mental health social worker. All of her photography, paintings, art, and writing can be found here at Amazon.
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"Writing gives me immense pleasure," Tammy has said. "It's fun, it's entertaining, and I love telling stories and putting ideas together, whether it's fiction or non-fiction. I don't agonize over the process of writing, or stress about the words I choose. It just flows. If it were a chore, or tedious, I wouldn't do it. I've been writing since the age of twelve, and it comes easy for me; as natural as breathing, sleeping, or eating. It's a hobby that turned into a profession, but when you love what you do, it doesn't seem like work at all. I'm not a best-selling author, but have been a professional, working writer since 2002."
She also wrote short and feature-length faith-based and non-faith-based scripts. Several have been optioned or sold, with four making it to production, and two to release, Foster Home, and The Legend of Hayswood Hospital.
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