Nancy Jane Moore lives in Washington, D.C. She was born in Texas, as were her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. Nancy worked as a legal editor, editing a legal publication on class actions. Nancy's been writing on and off since college, but got serious about writing 12 years ago. In 1997, she attended the Clarion West writer's workshop in Seattle. She also teached at the University of Maryland Aikido Club in College Park, Md.