Claudia Dain (edit name/settings)

About Claudia

 
It was while writing a descriptive essay in seventh grade English (that was the assignment, to write a 'descriptive essay') that Claudia first fell in love. With descriptive essays. Boys being what they are in seventh grade, there was hardly much choice.

By her ninth grade year, Claudia was spending hours each week in her bedroom writing descriptive essays that heavily featured older boys (eleventh grade). She also practiced her kissing technique on a pole lamp next to her bed. It was less than satisfactory, but the writing was fun.

She attended the University of Southern California as an English major. She'd mastered kissing by this time and writing, strangely enough, was still fun. 'Strangely' because while it had become obvious to her that almost everyone enjoyed kissing, it was equally obvious that very few people enjoyed writing. This was as peculiar to her as, well, not enjoying kissing.

Clearly, something had to be done. The idea of combining kissing and writing seemed the obvious course of action. While Claudia does not claim to have invented the romance novel, she certainly has a lot of fun describing kisses and inventing men to bestow them upon. And not a one of her heroes looks remotely like a pole lamp. (And don't act like one either.)

Claudia was first published in 2000, is a two-time Rita finalist, and a USA Today Bestselling author. Which just goes to prove that you can make a career out of kissing and writing about it.

Claudia's Favorites

Favorite color: Orange
Favorite Author: Harlan Coben
Favorite Actor: Tom Hanks
Favorite Actress: Sissy Spacek
Favorite Movie: The Quiet Man (historical romance category) and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (musical historical romance category)
Favorite Food: Salad
Favorite Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper
Favorite Indulgence: Facial
Favorite Vacation Spot: Mountain lake
Pet Peeve: Loud music coming from another car
Favorite TV Show: The Office
Favorite Flower: Tiger Lily

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