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Biography

Vicki's writing career exploded when in January of 2008 she began a blog on Google Blogger entitled, "Lessons From the Phantom of the Opera." Now 46,000 hits from 106 countries worldwide, it's a huge success with Phantom fans. She has published her blog into book form, but continues to write articles regarding the symbolism in the story. Also a successful blogger regarding single life, she hosts Just One Single, another blog reaching out to singles divorced, widowed, and never married. Vicki released her debut historical fiction novel, The Price of Innocence, in November of 2009. Reader reviews are positive and it's being called a page turner that cannot be put down.

Inspiration

Inspiration for Lessons From the Phantom of the Opera definitely came from Gaston Leroux's original novel. As much as I love the stage and movie version, it really cannot be fully understood without the backdrop of Leroux. Erik's pleading words, "All I wanted was to be loved for myself," has been the driving force behind my writing. Inspiration for The Price of Innocence came after doing an in-depth study of the life and times of Parisian life in the 1870's. A story was born and the rest is history.