About this user
The Regency and Victorian eras have always been a magnetizing draw for Vanessa Riley. Even as she worked to complete her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering , she made time for renaissance fairs and any novel or cinematographic work depicting these genteel societies of old. Perhaps, the attraction arises from the kinship she feels with the period being brought up in the restrictive Southern Bible Belt with its stringent definitions of decent behavior and life expectations. Perhaps the common dominator to this appeal is her own thirty day Christian courtship or even the arranged marriages of her uncles; each is emblematic of the nuptials of those earlier times.
Dr. Vanessa Riley is no stranger to creative writing or journalism. Before completing her doctorate at Stanford University, Vanessa served as national publications chairperson for one of the largest student-run organizations in the country which published a quarterly magazine. Vanessa was editor in chief of Engenuity, a Penn State student magazine which focused on the department of engineering. In high school, she was assistant editor in chief of South Aiken High's school newspaper. Her grade school education is filled with awards and certificates for creative writing, poetry and speaking competitions.
She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers Association, Romance Writers of America, and FTHRW.
www.christianregency.com
Age
42
Country
United States
Occupation
writer, researcher, reporter
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