Tanya was brought up in Southern California. Her childhood lacked adult supervision & she enjoyed the excesses of being an only grandchild. Early on, she discovered books, movies & I Love Lucy, which soon developed into a great love affair with story-telling. She relies on her writing group for sanity, support, reality checks & cheerleading (all in appropriate doses). Her greatest achievement to date has been raising a decent human. She currently lives with her husband in San Diego.