Michele Israel, the eldest of eight siblings, born and raised in the suburbs of New Jersey, now lives in middle Tennessee, near her son and his family. As a new author, having found her passion for creative writing later in life, studied with the Institute of Children's Literature, in West Redding, Connecticut, expanding her knowledge with Writer's Digest University workshops.
"The ability to create art one brushstroke at a time for a viewer's eye to visualize and be transported to another place and time, is precisely how a novelist wants to be portrayed—with insight and a keen imagination while keeping it real."
In addition to her writing, Michele is retired from a thirty-two-year career as a State employee in the IT industry, and continues to teach group fitness classes for the YMCA: Pilates, Cardio/Sculpt, H20, and SilverSneakers Classic.
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