Being a romantic at heart and having devoured her share of romances, it was inevitable that Elizabeth Sinclair (aka Marge Smith) would one day write them. Following her dream, which took more than a couple of wrong turns along the way, in 1993 she sold her first romance, JENNY'S CASTLE, to Silhouette Intimate Moments. This perennial favorite reached #2 on the Walden Bestseller List and won a 1995 Georgia Romance Writers' Maggie Award for Excellence. since then, this multi-published author's books have sold in seventeen countries and been translated into seven foreign languages.

Elizabeth has been a member of RWA for sixteen years as well as three RWA affiliated chapters, and The Author's Guild. She taught creative writing for twelve years and has given seminars and workshops, locally and nationally, on the craft of writing. She has judged the Emilys, the Maggies, the Golden Heart, the RITAs and numerous other chapter-sponsored contests, as well as trained her chapter members for judging the First Coast Romance Writer's Dreaded Synopsis Contest.

In 1992, Elizabeth co-founded the First Coast Romance Writers of Jacksonville, FL and has since served in various offices in the chapter. FCRW has honored Elizabeth with three chapter service awards and two SARAs (Service Award for Romance Advancement), the chapter's highest honor. From 1999-2001, Elizabeth served as Region 3 Director on the RWA Board and chaired RWA's 2001 Annual Conference in New Orleans.

She is the author of the widely-acclaimed instructional books THE DREADED SYNOPSIS and FIRST CHAPTERS--Book #1 in the Building a Novel Series, as well as several romances for Silhouette Intimate Moments, Harlequin American, Kensington Precious Gems, and Medallion Press.

Elizabeth's Website

FUN FACTS

Favorite color: blue

Favorite food: Fresh, homegrown tomatoes with a side of Maine lobster

Favorite movie: The American President/Dirty Dancing

Favorite Day of the Week: Monday (my husband goes back to work)

Favorite drink: Coffee or Got Milk?

Favorite flower: Daisy

Favorite fast food: Taco Bell

Favorite sport: NFL Football. Go Jaguars!

Favorite animal: All of them -- mainly Golden Retrievers

Favorite female move star: Jane Seymour. (want to look like her for one day)

Favorite male movie star: Patrick Swayze

Currently reading: The Return by Dinah McCall

Favorite all-time TV show: The Cosby Show

Favorite sweet treat: Chocolate Turtles

Sunning on the beach or hiking in the mountains: Sunning in the mountains (don't hike, but prefer mountains)

Pets: A Beagle, Samantha Jane, found just after 9/11

Collections: rejection letters

Morning person or night owl: Morning, leaning toward night owl lately

Italian, Chinese or Mexican: Chinese

Hobbies: redecorating

Favorite ice cream flavor: Marshmallow chocolate

Favorite comfort food: Cinnamon Toast

Favorite sleeping position: Curled up on left side

Favorite article of clothing: My raggedy sweats

Ditzy Chix name: Daffydil