I am a soon to be author of many fan fictions! My list of works is growing, and, with the help and encouragement of so many nice people on this site, my writing skills are growing, too.

I guess I should probably explain my pen name. When I was nine I hiked the seventy-seven mile Foothills Trail with my father and older sister. It was a wonderful experience and it was also the time all three of us saw our first Oconee Bells.

Oconee Bells are endangered flowers that grow along the Foothills Trail near moist areas. They are in full bloom around mid April and take over large banks near rivers.

As you probably noticed, I have changed the spelling to 'Belle'. In French, belle means beautiful, so I decided to use it as a play on words.

Three years ago my father died and I wanted to find a way to honor him through my writing. By using the pen name Oconee Belle, I am reminded of the time he asked me, "Wasn't your most magical moment on the Foothills Trail the time you saw the Oconee Bells in full bloom?"

It was. They looked like beautiful rivers of snow.

~*~ Psalm 42:7~*~

Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.

Writing is like waves. It can either be catastrophic, or refreshing. Hopefully mine will refresh you...