Sharon Kayne
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Sharon Kayne

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I knew I was a writer when I was six years old, even though my spelling was atrocious. Over the years I have improved my spelling while working in journalism—as a freelancer, TV news producer, and award-winning humor columnist and managing editor for an alternative weekly magazine. I also worked in theatre (behind the scenes), and my dialog and lyrics have been performed on stage and in night clubs. After several years in journalism (which pays poorly) and theatre (which pays not at all), I decided to go where the money was: the world of nonprofits. I was the communications director for a nonprofit advocacy organization for eighteen years, during which time I wrote hundreds of op-eds and blogs, most of which were published under other people’s names. I wrote more press releases than should be required from a mere mortal. Still, I’d have happily kept to my non-fiction/persuasive genre, but I was given the opportunity to take a three-month sabbatical in 2022. Though I was keen to laze about the house and read novels written by other people, I had this nagging sense that I should accomplish something: My first novel was born. Having been a life-long devotee of romance in all its forms (literature, film, song, and stage), that’s, naturally, what I wrote. I’ve also had an interest in history—particularly as it relates to women’s clothing and rights (or lack thereof)—so I wrote a historic romance with feminist undertones. My heroines are strong, and my heroes are wonderfully empathetic. As if having been bitten by a novel bug, I wrote three more manuscripts in fairly quick succession. I almost immediately found that the writing of the novel is so much easier than the selling of the novel. After a long and unsuccessful hunt for an agent, I turned to self-publishing. I have a BA in Theatre from Arizona State University. I live in New Mexico with my husband and our two cats.
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