Sandy has come across many people in her writing years who have been generous with their time, knowledge, and talents. I wish to thank them all. I am your fan.
I write action-packed stories full of adventure, unique characters, mystery and suspense. My books have won writing contests like the Published Mainstream Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense and a Maggie Award for Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance.
Flying and science are evident themes in my recent manuscripts. I live in a family of military, test, and commercial pilots, and learned to fly (recreational aircraft) while my husband went to test pilot school. From flying as a child, to piloting my infant son in a small plane to grandma's house, and now flying my own plane to see grandkids, the adventures in the skies haven't stopped. Keeping up with my boys, I also learned how to dive and survived sparring for fifteen years as a black belt in Kenpo Kararte.
I'm a hydrogeologist by training, have taught at a university, worked on a project for the Air Force Flight Test Center and as a design engineer for a civil engineering firm, and have done computer modeling and field studies as a hydrogeologic consultant. I've studied in Europe, and still travel to places all over the world to make my stories richer.
(Top left) Remember that part about keeping up with my boys? This photo was taken at my sons' Kenpo Karate black belt test and shows the entire family (all black belts). In the center is Robert Vanelli, a champion fighter and owner of the studio. As well as a 5th degree blackbelt, he is also a professional photographer and took the photo of me kicking.
(Bottom left) A quick pause in the shade at Philae temple in Egypt. This temple was one of several rescued from flooding by the Aswan (and a lower) Dam.
(Middle) Plaza San Francisco in the old section of Quito, Ecuador. Novice photographer with bulky camera bag on hip and camera in hand.
(Bottom right) An old photo at the Dayton (Ohio) Air Show . Hubby gave me this "air show" shirt.
(Top right) This is from my younger days. My two year old is in the shady part of the photo. Yep, he's a pilot now, too, as is the entire family!
At Machu Pichu, Peru, with hiking boots and camera ready for a day of exploring. A once in a lifetime experience.
Cappadocia, Turkey is a land carved by nature and left with unusual volcanic tuffs that men for thousands of years have carved for their use. I'm in a small house cave here, although did get a chance to explore a tiny part of a layered and complex underground city.
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