Elle is a paralegal by day, writer by night. She lives in central Missouri with her husband and daughter. Her stepdaughter is going to college in southern Missouri. Two spoiled Miniature Schnauzers allow Elle and her family to live in their house, and the outside is patrolled by BK (short for Barn Kitty). The pasture is decorated with Miniature Horses.
Elle is a Municipal Liaison for National Novel Writing Month, is a member of the Callaway County Writers Group and the offshoot Critique Group. Her involvement has led to features in print, like this article in The Missourian, and television. She regularly attends the Ozark Creative Writers Conference, where she has won several awards for fiction and poetry. She is also a member of Book In A Week (BIW), which she tries to participate in every month.
Her day job involves writing, too. She is the President of the Mid-Missouri Paralegal Association and is the editor of The Gavel, their quarterly publication.