Dianne McCartney was born in Canada and grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since
moving to the United States in 1985, she has lived in Kentucky, Texas, Florida, Colorado and her
current home of Bartlett, Tennessee. She has been married for over forty years to her husband,
Mitch, a retired research scientist. Their daughter, Colleen, lives nearby. Her previous career
involved twenty years as a riding instructor and horse trainer.
After retiring from that sport, she turned her attention back to writing, her other love. She
used writing competitions, conferences and writers’ groups to educate herself in the craft.
Judging writing contests is a frequent pastime of hers because it offers her the chance to
help fellow writers on their journey. She also enjoys presenting seminars at conferences. Mixing
humorous stories about a writer’s life along with principles of the craft is a combination that has
worked well for her.
Dianne’s latest release is Where Evil Waits, Book One of The Lucas Cameron Trilogy.
That novel, her other twelve books and a few short stories are available on Amazon,
BarnesandNoble.com and other leading retailers.
She is a member of the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc., Sisters-In-Crime, Tornado
Alley SinC, the Rose Rock Writers and the Oklahoma Romance Writers Guild.