Nicki Ivey lives in Eastern Pennsylvania. She has an Associate’s Degree in Computer Programming and currently is an integral part of the Marketing Department for a major real estate company. She has been an avid participant in National Novel Writing Month since 2003, has a strong writing voice, and enjoys writing novels and short stories, as well as educational essays on Squidoo.com. You can read her personal blog at OffTheBeatenPlan.com, where everything goes, and nothing is too trivial to talk about. You may contact Nicki at nickiivey@gmail.com, and she will probably reply on her favorite electronic toy, FrankenPinkySpark.