Mimi Riser Romance Author Bio

Mimi Riser has been an actress, model, clown, belly-dancer, jewelry designer, editor, and publisher, but her first and foremost love is writing. She specializes in offbeat tales where laughter reigns and good always triumphs—but she makes her characters really work for their happy endings. Her books have been said to read like a snowball rolling downhill, gathering size and speed as it goes. But if you think her stories are crazy, you should see her life.

Once devout city people, she and her husband exchanged the hustle and bustle of Philadelphia a lifetime or two ago for the natural, rugged splendor of the rural southwest. They were looking for a simpler way of life. They got it. It ended up being so “natural and rugged,” they spent their first six and a half years there in a hand-built house with dirt floors, no electricity and no plumbing. This has proved helpful for her historicals as she can now write about the “olden days” from personal experience. They have since rejoined the 21st century and enjoy life on the open range with a houseful of eccentric cats and a large, wacky dog who thinks she’s a cat, too.

You can read more about her and her views on writing on the FAQs page of her sister-site: Mimi Riser-Word Witch.

I was an odd child, and I never outgrew it. This comes across as pretty obvious in the books I write today. I do comedy because that's the way my mind works, but my stories aren't exactly fluff. You'll find dark threads woven among the light, and universal themes underlying it all. I mix genres, push boundaries, and entangle my characters in outrageous scenarios and twisted plots--but somehow they always manage to fight their way free to happiness by the end. And they often surprise me by how they do it. I laugh and cry and learn with them on their journeys, and love them all--even the villains (sometimes especially the villains). But I can't make it easy for them, or they'd miss their chance to surpass their own limits and become heroes. I weave tales not just to entertain, but also to inspire. I believe in laughter and love, heroism and happy endings, so that's what I write. :-)

"Life is mostly froth and bubble, but two things stand like stone, kindness in another's trouble and courage in your own." ~Princess Diana

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." ~ Jimmy Dean

"Every artist wants his work to be permanent. But what is? The Aswan Dam covered some of the greatest art in the world. Venice is sinking. Great books and pictures were lost in the Florence floods. In the meantime we still enjoy butterflies." ~ Romare Beardon

"I like nonsense - it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope... and that enables you to laugh at all of life's realities." ~ Dr. Seuss

"Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves." ~ Albert Einstein

Amber Quill Press ISBN:0-505-52561-5 Leisure Books	One of my Heroes ;-) ~~ Author bio: Mimi Riser has been an actress, model, clown, belly-dancer, jewelry designer, editor, and publisher, but her first and foremost love is writing. She specializes in offbeat tales where laughter reigns and good always triumphs—but she makes her characters really work for their happy endings. Her books have been said to read like a snowball rolling downhill, gathering size and speed as it goes. But if you think her stories are crazy, you should see her life. Once devout city people, she and her husband exchanged the hustle and bustle of Philadelphia a lifetime or two ago for the natural, rugged splendor of the rural southwest. They were looking for a simpler way of life. They got it. It ended up being so “natural and rugged,” they spent their first six and a half years there in a hand-built house with dirt floors, no electricity and no plumbing. This has proved helpful for her historicals as she can now write about the “olden days” from personal experience. They have since rejoined the 21st century and enjoy life on the open range with a houseful of eccentric cats and a large, wacky dog who thinks she’s a cat, too. Mimi Riser has had five novels published to date along with numerous articles and short stories. This year she won Amber Quill Press's 2007 Heat Wave contest for her comedy sci-fi erotic romance novella, Samantha White & The Seven Dwarves. Her historical romance novel, I Do, was a “Top Ten Finisher” in the mammoth Preditors & Editors Readers Poll of 2003, and her contemporary comedy, Every Jack Needs His Jil, won the poll the following year for the “Best Mainstream Novel of 2004.” You can read more about her and her views on writing on the FAQs page of her sister-site: Mimi Riser-Word Witch. ~~~~~~ Check out Mimi's interviews at: Sensual Reads & Reviews Night Owl Romance A Romance Review ~~~~~~ Author statement of purpose:* I was an odd child, and I never outgrew it. This comes across as pretty obvious in the books I write today. I do comedy because that's the way my mind works, but my stories aren't exactly fluff. You'll find dark threads woven among the light, and universal themes underlying it all. I mix genres, push boundaries, and entangle my characters in outrageous scenarios and twisted plots--but somehow they always manage to fight their way free to happiness by the end. And they often surprise me by how they do it. I laugh and cry and learn with them on their journeys, and love them all--even the villains (sometimes especially the villains). But I can't make it easy for them, or they'd miss their chance to surpass their own limits and become heroes. I weave tales not just to entertain, but also to inspire. I believe in laughter and love, heroism and happy endings, so that's what I write. :-) Some favorite quotes... "Life is mostly froth and bubble, but two things stand like stone, kindness in another's trouble and courage in your own." ~Princess Diana "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." ~ Jimmy Dean "Every artist wants his work to be permanent. But what is? The Aswan Dam covered some of the greatest art in the world. Venice is sinking. Great books and pictures were lost in the Florence floods. In the meantime we still enjoy butterflies." ~ Romare Beardon "I like nonsense - it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope... and that enables you to laugh at all of life's realities." ~ Dr. Seuss "Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves." ~ Albert Einstein ~~~~~~ Winnie The Wonder Dog* Join the Mailing List Enter your name and email address below: Name: Email: Subscribe Unsubscribe	Click to join MimiRiserNews

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