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Eleven years as a free-lance news journalist and numerous articles on cruising, sailing and galley provisioning (with recipes) for U.S. and Canadian sailing, cruising and liveaboard magazines honed my writing skills for fiction. After completing eight novels for adults and beginning work on children's historical/illustrated books as well as a YoungAdult reader book and sick of battling the big publisher syndrome (they don't want you unless you are already a cash cow guaranteed to make them money!) I decided to set up my own publishing co. Writing and painting are my life. My Nautical Narrative Americana Primitive paintings are shown in fine galleries and in collections around the world and now, it is time to get my books out there. So, was born, CGS Books & Mysteries, INK. We divide our year between Cape Cod, Nantucket and Oriental, NC, all great sailing spots. We just ended a great five year stint living, full-time, year round, on a 44' trawler/yacht and decided to go back to life on land; sailing when we have the time. We discovered Oriental, NC, the sailing capital of NC and fell in love. Friendly, welcoming, generous people who have such pride and love for their village, is tough to find, these days. We feel right at home after only a few months. New book in the works, The Sulzbach Palimpsest. My books are always well-researched, that is as much fun for me as the actual writing. Depend on learning new things from reading my books.,

Eleven years as a free-lance news journalist and numerous articles on cruising, sailing and galley provisioning (with recipes) for U.S. and Canadian sailing, cruising and liveaboard magazines honed my writing skills for fiction. After completing eight novels for adults and beginning work on children's historical/illustrated books as well as a YoungAdult reader book and sick of battling the big pu... More