Biographie de Diana Mercedes Howell
When Diana began writing fiction, she discovered that she enjoyed writing children's short stories. She read these aloud to her BFF April, who is intellectually challenged. April loved the stories and Diana thought.hmm.I may have something here. She strung those stories together, and added more. The result is the universally praised award-winning middle grade novel, Wishes Are Free. A love of words came early for Diana.
She still has the copy of MADELINE awarded to her in the second grade for reading aloud. Reading Period was always her favorite part of the school day, and spelling bees, which she almost always won unless Frankie Doetsch was present that day. They would be the last two standing and if Diana was on her game that day, she took the prize. Writing has been a life long dream. Finally, in her early fifties, Diana gave in to the urge to be a writer.
And now her books are winning awards. When Diana began writing fiction, she discovered that she enjoyed writing children's short stories. She read these aloud to her BFF April, who is intellectually challenged. April loved the stories and Diana thought.hmm.I may have something here. She strung those stories together, and added more. The result is the universally praised award-winning middle grade novel, Wishes Are Free.
A love of words came early for Diana. She still has the copy of MADELINE awarded to her in the second grade for reading aloud. Reading Period was always her favorite part of the school day, and spelling bees, which she almost always won unless Frankie Doetsch was present that day. They would be the last two standing and if Diana was on her game that day, she took the prize. Writing has been a life long dream.
Finally, in her early fifties, Diana gave in to the urge to be a writer. And now her books are winning awards.