Writer at a glance!
Eloise Barton, winner of the Katie Maxwell Award for Writing Achievement, wrote her first book over 20 years ago-a 125,000 word novel based on the blending of her four and her husband's five children into one big happy--well, interesting family. The unpublishable manuscript now sits on top of her bookcase.
Eloise soon realized she needed to learn more about the business of writing. She has since sold over 100 stories and articles, including several confession stories. (“With what my children tell me, can I ever write confessions!”) Her first book, FINDING MARIAH, was published in 2000. After the death of her husband of 30 years, she shared her mobile home in Sacramento with two very demanding cats and continued to write, supporting herself by working in the accounting office of the California State Fair. In her spare time, she devoted herself to her many grandchildren. Eloise has now retired and moved to the beautiful mountains of Northern California with her new husband and their big black Lab (a retired service dog) and four demanding cats. When she is not writing, she and her husband enjoy fishing, boating and riding on his Harley Davidson motorcycle.