Carol A. Strickland
Although born in a small town in Illinois noted for its nineteenth century demonic possession cases, Carol A. Strickland claims that all those voices inside her head are a result of having stories to tell and books to write. Even so, her unholy obsession with Wonder Woman would seem to indicate an abby-normal brain.
It was the sudden realization that her first novel was a romance and not just f/sf that prompted her to join Romance Writers of America. Their various workshops and mentoring programs have helped her get this far. She also keeps the requisite number of cats that Marion Zimmer Bradley declared a fantasy author needed to write well, and never writes on Saturdays that fall on the 14th of the month. Bad luck!
She has been the basis for two comic book villains (at times her opinions have not been taken well by the books' creators), had one superhero wear her costume design, and knows that Brad Pitt is eight years and two days younger than she. Sigh.
At her home in North Carolina, Carol has also become an award-winning painter. She exercises this skill in her secondary hours along with writing as she waits for the lottery to free her 9-to-5 time to more fulfilling pursuits.
Steampunk
