Growing up, I loved reading and all the worlds and ideas that lay within, but I never gravitated towards writing myself though the way I do now.   Back then my passion was art. You'd never find me without my crayons or later without a pencil and sketch pad. I'm sure my kindergarten teacher could tell stories about the attachment I had to my finger paints.

The other love I had, and one that still fascinates, was biology and biochemistry. It is an interest that has evolved into a persistent desire to comprehend the interaction between the environment, man-made chemicals and devices, living beings, and their effect upon each other. My father always thought I'd have made a good detective or researcher since I love analysis, problem solving, and getting at the root causes of things so much. My favorite word was why.

My life's journey was to take another path though. In college I majored in Computer Science and that's the field I work in today, managing the design and development of computer applications. Where does writing come into the picture? Well, that arrived on the scene much later when I returned to school to get my Masters in Public Administration, Operations Management. There was so much writing and research to be done. I found that I enjoyed both quite a lot and so decided to pursue writing my debut novel, Outsmart the Unexpected: Grow Your Creativity the Edge-of-your-seat Way.  You can read more about the book on my website: www.reginapacelli.com.

 I wish you warm, breezy days and successful outcomes! -  Regina