Having a passion for writing from a very early age, Diane began in the industry writing both features about remarkable people and fiction short stories for magazines such as Guideposts for Teens, Tiger Beat, True Story, Modern Romances, True Confessions, Simple Grace and First for Women. She then broke into writing several short stories for the Chicken Soup for the Soul books. Having a nose for news, she also worked as an award-winning newspaper reporter for several years, capturing powerful stories in community news, as well as crime and court trials. Her journey then led to joining the team at Woman’s World magazine where she is still going strong after nearly two decades of writing feature stories about inspiring people, lovable animals, amazing kids, and well-known celebrities. She is also a published author having had the honor to ghostwrite a nurse’s powerful memoir entitled God Gave Me You, which sold in a bidding war to Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster that has gained worldwide attention and rave reviews. Her sights are now focused on achieving her lifelong dream of breaking into YA and Women’s Fiction by writing the kind of books she’s devoured for years…thrillers that keep you up at night and can’t put down.

In the rare moments when Diane isn’t writing, she enjoys doing crossword puzzles, playing Wordle, reading juicy novels, playing Scrabble, and tuning into Wheel of Fortune every night. Her daughters point out that everything she does has to do with words, and Diane wouldn’t have it any other way!