It's important for fiction writers to
be able to categorize their work, if for no other reason than to help agents,
publishers, marketers, and retailers match it to what readers want.
One
of the first fiction category breakdowns is easy, since...

I am the daughter of Dutch immigrants, a dairy farmer's wife, a mother, a grandmother, a teacher, and a writer. During the past eleven years, I have completed four novels of upmarket fiction and earned a creative writing certificate through UC Davis Extension. Now, I'm in the process of seeking publication.
After graduating from Sacramento State College with a BA in English and a secondary teaching credential, I married the farmer next door. Over the next 30 years, I helped out on the farm, taught school, crafted ceramics, and raised two sons. Then finally I returned to what my high school and college teachers had encouraged me to pursue--writing. 













