Writer. Horse nut. History buff. Social media coordinator…and former rodeo queen.
What more is there to say?
I served as the editor in chief of the student newspaper and magazine at Western Washington University, where I graduated with my journalism degree and was named the Outstanding Graduate of 2008.
I have freelanced for various local and national publications such as the Northwest Horse Source, the Bellingham Herald, Whatcom Magazine, Holistic Horse. In 2007, I won the national Student Award from the American Horse Publications and also placed in the Society of Professional Journalist’s Mark of Excellence competition. I placed again in the SPJ Mark of Excellence competition in 2008 and placed first in my category for the American Horse Publications.
By day, I work as a social media coordinator for the University of Western States, but my true love has always been fiction. I completed my first novel in the sixth grade and never quit. At the same time, I began riding, training and showing Arabian horses throughout the Pacific Northwest.
See a blog about the horse story that sparked one of my novel ideas: Wirez II. I’m also a volunteer with the Clark County Fair Court and other local rodeo queens. Read about my time as a rodeo queen in this blog!
I live with my husband and two dogs in Portland, Ore., and I have one horse, an Arabian, of course. I’m a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, Oregon Christian Writers and the Portland Christian Writers.
Read more “about me” in these blog posts.
- About Me: Part One – Family, curly hair and musicals, oh my!
- About Me: Part Two – Destined to be a rodeo queen.
- About Me: Part Three – My favorite novels? TV shows? You might not be able to guess…
Photos by Ashlee Murr – www.murrphoto.com