Roxanne Smolen is a leading professional in the writing industry. She is a sought-after writing instructor and editor whose tireless efforts help other authors reach their dreams of publication. She co-founded the Coral Springs Writers Workshop and was a contributor there for over twenty years. She is a prolific writer with fourteen published novels. She also writes a line of children's books with her granddaughters and a series of how-to-write books with her fellow members of the Coral Springs Writers Workshop. Roxanne has been married to her high school sweetheart, Gregory, for more than fifty years and has two children.