Dara Girard

I was born many years ago in the American Midwest to a brave immigrant couple that decided to call themselves my parents. They moved around the country until they finally settled in Maryland. As a child I was always scribbling something and my family supported my efforts (with white knuckles and a lot of prayer). After graduating from college, I worked various jobs and did some freelance writing hoping that one day my writing efforts would make me rich and famous and allow me to quit. That didn’t happen. Instead my last job was made redundant and I decided not to look for a new one. Instead I chose to live on my savings (and mild insanity) and write full time. I would not recommend this route for other aspiring authors. Either marry well or have three years worth of salary saved. I took the risk because I wanted to and fortunately that same year I received an offer from a publisher for a two book contract. My first book was published in 2003 and soon others followed. I am member of Novelists Inc., Romance Writers of America, and Washington Romance Writers.