Julie Gorges started writing short stories and taking classes as a hobby in her early 20’s, never dreaming what the future held. She finally got up the nerve to begin submitting her work and was thrilled beyond words when her first short story written for teens was sold in 1990. During the past few decades, Julie has enjoyed a professional writing career, remaining in love, captivated, and addicted to words. She is the co-author of a non-fiction book, author of two young adult novels, and won three journalism awards as a newspaper reporter. Her work has appeared in dozens of national magazines including Woman’s World, True Romance, and Cricket. Julie is also a blogger at Baby Boomer Bliss, recently recognized as one of the top baby boomer blogs on the web.