Tonya Rice writes contemporary and historical stories, focusing on family life. She's been a department store area manager, corporate proofreader, legal secretary, receptionist, and office manager - all of those delightful things that they told her she'd do with her English degree. She also was a participant in the very first year of the University of Virginia Young Writer’s Workshop and has known since those early days that all she'd ever really wanted to do was write and publish stories to make a darned (for my Rated G audience) good living at it like Jackie Collins. Now, God-willing, she's on her way!.
Her stories present social issues through the lives of her characters in various challenging and thought-provoking situations which they seek to overcome and discover their strengths. She writes to explore the world, the local landscape - past and present - and her characters give her the opportunity to do just that.
Cherishing her drive to help other writers, she's also the owner and operator of NovelEssence Writing Academy. There, she coaches other writers to reach their novel-writing goals.
Tonya is a native of Richmond, Virginia. She received her BA from Hollins College and her MFA from National University. In addition to the blog, Front Porch, Sweet Tea, and a Pile of Books, she manages the classic film blog, Goosepimply All Over. She is also a member of She Writes and James River Writers. Tonya lives in Virginia with her family, which includes their cat with whom she shares her office and ultimately her desk.
Her stories present social issues through the lives of her characters in various challenging and thought-provoking situations which they seek to overcome and discover their strengths. She writes to explore the world, the local landscape - past and present - and her characters give her the opportunity to do just that.
Cherishing her drive to help other writers, she's also the owner and operator of NovelEssence Writing Academy. There, she coaches other writers to reach their novel-writing goals.
Tonya is a native of Richmond, Virginia. She received her BA from Hollins College and her MFA from National University. In addition to the blog, Front Porch, Sweet Tea, and a Pile of Books, she manages the classic film blog, Goosepimply All Over. She is also a member of She Writes and James River Writers. Tonya lives in Virginia with her family, which includes their cat with whom she shares her office and ultimately her desk.
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