McCartha, Sheron Wood

Science fiction has been my passion for many years thanks to my father's influence. After I graduated from the University of Florida with a Masters Degree in Language Arts, I taught creative writing and literature at Bradford High School. One night while driving home, I saw a billboard with the name "Penryn" on it and began building a world on an Earth colony planet called Alysia. Over the next few years, I went on to become a banker, stockbroker, and art gallery manager, but never stopped writing whenever I could. I attended workshops at the Williamette Writers conference and Orycon to hone m...