Mary Schramski became a writer at age 10 when she wrote her first short story. From that time forward she knew her life would be filled with writing. After graduating, she began teaching English and her interest in creativity grew as she observed her students were happiest when she promoted freedom to create. "I wanted to make my courses a haven for my students. I developed many methods to enhance their creativity, and as I did this, I realized I was happier when I created, too." Mary then wrote eleven published novels for major publishers, such as, What To Keep, The Lighthouse, Falling Out of...