Born in Hartford, CT, Dana grew up in So. Glastonbury, CT. A true lover of creative writing since childhood, it wasn’t until after a life of marriage and inheriting her father’s brick and mortar hardware store had come to a close, that Dana embraced a new journey and found her roots in writing. With a relocation to the Lakes Region of New Hampshire to become employed at a local inn, Dana met, through an online writers’ workshop, Jim Montgomery, a fellow writer. And through his friendship, guidance and support, Dana was able to complete her first manuscript and blossomed a foundation of writing.

 

Dana’s first book, One Week, came out in October 2015 and is dedicated, in part, to Jim, Dana’s father, and Malcolm Lloyd a high school creative writing teacher. Her love of writing launched new adventures into traveling the world where the life of new characters, settings and plot twists began to form. Leaning on the momentum of traveling and her first book, Dana’s second book, Change in Plan, came out in January 2018. It takes place in the mountains of Northern Canada, an area that is one of Dana’s favorite places to travel to. Next up, a story that takes place in and around Sydney, Australia. For every country Dana has visited she’s brought home her next story.