Writer Biography

Deanna was born to write. As a child she wrote and illustrated the Creepy Book Series, a series of short stories that entailed the adventures of her life as a child growing up in Sechelt, a small town located on the southwest coast of British Columbia in Canada.

Throughout her adolescence, Deanna wrote a short story and a novella. She only wrote those stories for herself and for her family and close friends because, at that point in her life, she desired to become an elementary school teacher. Writing was just something she enjoyed doing as a hobby.

Upon completion of high school, Deanna received a passport to education and a two-year scholarship to the university of her choice—The University of Northern British Columbia, a small university located in Prince George. In her second year of studies, she started a historical fiction set during the reign of terror in France. At first, she decided to write this book for herself, but as the story evolved, she decided that she was going to write with the intentions of becoming a published author.

In the fall semester of 2007, she applied to do an independent study with creative writing professor, Dr. Rob Budde. Her proposal was accepted, and the study focused on the writing, plot development and character development of her book. In that semester, Deanna wrote two articles, Little Casey Bear and Audrey L'Heureux: Photojournalism the Hard Way. Both articles were published in UNBC's ‘Over-the-Edge Newspaper’.

In May of 2008, shortly after she completed the study, Deanna obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History. After graduation, it took eight months to complete the rough draft of her manuscript. In that time, she wrote one article for Gibson’s local ‘Just Business Magazine’. It took one year, between breaks, to edit her entire book.

The title of Deanna's book is Day of Revenge. It will be released October 2010 from Inkwater Press. She is currently working on a contemporary suspense book, titled To be Maria.