WHO IS BARBIE JO?                

I was born and raised in Upstate NY - Mexico, NY to be exact which is not too far from the shores of Lake Ontario.  I love the outdoors and especially the Adirondacks!  Ice skating and Cross Country Skiing are still my favorite winter sports.  I love dogs, and have a very big, very lovable yellow lab named Cooper.  He's laying at my feet right this minute!  I don't live in Mexico anymore, but I'm still in Upstate NY with my husband and three children.  I've lived in Georgia for awhile, but what can I say... I Love New York!

My High School English teachers instilled the love of reading and writing. (Thank you, Mr. Joe Shaw and Mr. Gary Smith!)  By the time I took my Senior Creative Writing elective (yes, that was 1984), I was hooked!  I couldn't tell you how many "stories" I started through my college years and on into my adult life.  But like any TRUE writer... I never stopped writing.

I joined CNYRW (Central NY Romance Writers) in 2004 and started going to monthly meetings with other writers - published and unpublished.  What an awesome support group.  

So who is Barbie Jo?  She's a wife, a mother, and a persistent writer.  Dreams can happen people, just never stop believing.