Denise Meyers knew she wanted to grow up to be a writer when she read Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcysle for an elementary schoo book report. An avid rader, Denise has immersed herself in thousands of books and magaznes over the years, enjoying almost all of them, but has always had a special place in her heart for Erma Bombeck's humor.

Although reading and writing fiction is her dream job, Denise's first sales were feature articls to variouis travel magazines. Seeing her name in print prompted her to join Pennwriter, Inc., a writing organization in Pennsylvania where she now serves as President. She's sold short stories to various nationa magazines including Woman's World, The Sun, and Coutnry Woman, articles and interviews to Writer's Market, Writer's Novel and Short Story Market, Poet's Market, Byline and Novel Writer magazine, and a romance novel, Driven to Love, to Hard Sehll Word Factory.

Denise lives in rural Pennsylvania with her husband, youngest daughter, one small, ugly dog, and too many cats. Her older children are pursuin their dreams in other parts of the country, a fact she applauds, even while missing them and her two grandchildren.

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FUN FACTS

Favorite color: Blue

Favorite food: Chocolate

Favorite move: I have two favorites: It's a Wonderful Life and Steel Magnolias.

Favorite Day of the Week: Saturday

Favorite drink: Kahlua and Cream

Favorite flower: Daisy

Favorite fast food: I should say Arby's because they sign my paycheck, but it's actually Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Favorite sport: Football

Favorite animal: Dog

Favorite female move star: Kate Hepburn

Favorite male movie star: I don't really have ONE favorite <g>

Currently reading: Faking It by Jenny Crusie

Favorite all-time TV show: The Golden Girls

Favorite sweet treat: Are you kidding? Chocolate

Sunning on the beach or hiking in the mountains: I get sun poisoning, so I have to say the mountains, but I tend to be lazy, so let's leave it at relaxing in the mountains.

Pets: After years of menageries that have included goats, pigeons, lizards, fish, dogs, cats, and who iknows what else, we're down to the ugliest little dog in the world, about a dozen barn cats, and one hermit crab.

Collections: kids and books

Morning person or night owl: In my soul, I'm a night owl, but my life dictates being a morning person.

Italian, Chinese or Mexican: Italian

Hobbies: swimming, listening to good rock and roll, being outdoors, watching football on TV

Favorite ice cream flavor: It's a tie between mint chocolate chip and raspberry rocky road.

Favorite comfort food: Ice cream in the summer, hot chocolate in the winter, chocolate anything anytime.

Favorite sleeping position: curled up against my hubby

Favorite article of clothing: blue jeans

Ditzy Chix name: Poppy Ditz