Elizabeth Donley-Leer is a Texas born, California raised grandmother. Writing has been a lifelong passion of Elizabeth's. Elizabeth earned a degree in writing, editing, and publishing for children and young adults from the Institute of Children's Literature. Additionally, she has written and self-published two children's books (The Fish Who Wanted to Fly, and Passing Ships Are Not Always Quiet), been a reviewer for the 2012 Denver Film Festival, and is a published poet. Retired, she continues to pursue her passion for writing from her cozy country home in Munford, Alabama.