Greetings to all my past and future readers!

Let me begin by telling you how I got into creative writing.  It didn’t start well.  I had a short story writing class in seventh grade in which my teacher described all my stories as “pithy.”  (I had to look up what the word meant.)  My teacher urged me to spread my wings and be more creative. She scared me off completely.

I wrote a lot during my careers as a university professor and administrator, diplomat, and nonprofit leader, but none of my books, articles, or memos were particularly creative.  It wasn’t until I retired that I dared to write creatively – my interest was in writing novels and memoir.  This was a big leap for me.  I never would have made it without the help of Lesley Kellas Payne, writing coach and editor, who has worked with me on almost all of my work.  Please see: www.lesleykellaspayne.org.

I would like to share my writing efforts with you.  I should note that almost all my novels have heroines who confront social issues and open themselves to new love stories.  Many  of my readers tell me my heroines quite resemble me!  I guess I’m stuck in being somewhat autobiographical.  Also, many of my novels and my memoirs take place or feature overseas locations – my love of travel comes through.

All of my work may be purchased at Amazon.com.  Many are on Kindle.

If you would like to reach out to me, please email me at ellenboneparth1@gmail.com