I came to the conclusion that in order to really connect with my reader and get them to remember my work, a little intimate and personal information about my life was necessary. What kind and how much is up to the individual writer as long as it's really personal. I guarantee if you follow my example, people will never forget your writing or (yawn), dismiss you as dull.

So, with your kind support, I would like to finally conquer my fear of bios and present to you here :

Ms.Lane resides in Hilton New York. She is 35yrs old, married and the mother of three boys. Her husband, aside from being an extremely handsome, wonderful, caring man, also suffers from OCD - (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Because he suffers from the "paranoid obsessive checker" kind as opposed to the "germ fearing hand washing" kind, he can usually be found,(at 3:00 a.m.), in the basement with a stick and a flashlight trying to catch the rabid squirrel he is convinced lives in the ceiling.

Ms Lane's oldest son is 15 and attending his first year of High School. He is tall, brilliant and handsome. Unfortunately, he has, of late turned into basically a sullen, smart mouth, a 5'10", 135 lb. hormone, coated in a thin layer of grease. (nuff said)

Ms Lane's middle son is 12 and the most angelic looking, blond haired, blue eyed, apple-pie freckled face child you will ever see. He was also born ADHD, as were both his parents (the kid never had a chance). Because of the insecurity and low self-esteem of this condition, he quickly developed what is known as Oppositional Defiance Disorder. This is a very polite psycho-babble term for a kid who would rather die than do anything someone told him to do.

The baby of the family is now 7 yrs. old. A sweet and very spiritual child who has developed an intense interest in germs and how to get rid of them. (OCD is hereditary).

Ms.Lane also shares her home with a dog named Caleb and four kittens that were abandoned under her bedroom window this summer. Over the years, the Lane house has also been home to numerous fish, lizards and frogs. One very large turtle and a chicken who refused to keep her end of the bargain by laying eggs in exchange for the corn and water she was fed. The aforementioned chicken was evicted and now resides at Lolly-Pop Farm despite Ms Lane's repeated attempts at mediation.

When not writing, Ms.Lane understandably tries to "get away from it all." Last spring, she spent a week at St. Mary's hospital in the psych ward, heavily medicated. Although she does not remember much of her stay there, Ms Lane highly recommends it to anyone seeking serenity as it is much more cost effective than, say, a week in the Dominican Republic and you don't need to waste money on new beach wear.

The Squirrel is still at large.

Do you really need a bio sketch after what you just read?