My name is Debra, and I’m an author of Young Adult fiction and a stay-at-home mom.? Not to be confused with a stay-at-home mistress—those are the ones who eat bon-bons and watch soap operas all day long.? The soap operas sort of fall by the wayside when you have a six-year old, a two-year-old, three dogs (one of them seriously defective), and one ADHD husband.? Oh yeah, and a fish, dubiously named Emily.? I say dubiously because as with most Betta fish they sell in stores, Emily is actually a boy. Hey–do you want to explain the basics of fish sexuality to my six-year-old? I rest my case.

Seriously, though–my family is great. I wouldn’t change one second of our crazy, messy, unorganized lives. What this house lacks in a paper or dog-free spot on the couch, it makes up for in laughter and hugs.

I’m a former physical therapist who, when she’s not beating off 6 ideas for another YA novel, is freelance writing for websites. I’m represented by Taylor Martindate of the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, and will be on submission (MEEP!) to editors soon.

Feel free to email me at houndrat at yahoo dot com.