Writing is part of my quest to learn how people grow in love and relationships.
My eight novels are in Kindle and paperback, available on Amazon. My poems can be found in print and online magazines and anthologies, and in my five collections. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my architect husband and furry muse. I’m a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association and Alliance of Independent Authors,
Why I Became a Writer
My father was a painter, and my mother was a choral singer, so there was no way to escape the arts in my childhood. I tried theirs, but had to go my own way, and found the path in library and bookstore trips, where Dorothy in Oz showed me the possibilities, as did Nancy Drew. At age ten, I wrote my first novel, a mystery copycat of my adored fictional heroine, who I turned into sleuthing twin girls.
Much later, an unforgettable art history tour of northern Italy inspired me to create the Timegathering Series. It begins with The Renaissance Club and now includes Jane Austen, Time Traveler. A story that started as a tribute to my late brother, The Invisibles, became amn investigation of family, sisters\hood, and life after death.
Magic always hovers in my stories, thanks to a childhood passion for fairytales. L. Frank Baum’s Oz books and the rainbow fairytale books started the ball rolling. I still have my old set of Oz books. I used to trace the gorgeous John R. Neill illustrations. 
This is Terry Dacus (officially “Elfinsilk’s Theresa d’Avila”). She gives me inspiration and a hobby, by curling up next to me as I write and by requiring daily walking. Doesn’t every writer need a spirit animal? Or a plant, a presence to partner your creative musings.
Memberships
Women’s Fiction Writer’s Association
Alliance of Independent Authors
Interviews, Appearances & Readings
Interview with Author Shail Rajan. Watch HERE.
Interview on author Amanda Read’s World to Write podcast here.
Women’s Fiction Writers Association podcast – Debut authors 2018
