KAREN J HICKS

Raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm, Karen began her storytelling career spinning fantasies for her dog and creating plots while she mowed the huge country lawn. In her high school English class, the students were tasked with writing a novella, and when her teacher read portions of Karen's work aloud and praised her talent, her passion for writing began to burn. She served for several years as in-house editor/manuscript coordinator for author Steve Allen (ghostwriting portions of some books), wrote screenplays for various production companies and ghost-wrote a travel book for the Auto Association of Great Britain. She worked with Dove Audio, Inc., abridging books for recording and was an instructor for the American Film Institute's scriptwriters' program. She also wrote the official bio of Richard Pryor, which appears on his website. Now retired, Karen lives in Green Valley, AZ