After earning a BA in Communications from San Francisco State University, and what she calls an “unofficial minor in English," Cheri Laser embarked upon a 25-year career in corpora...lihat lebih banyakAfter earning a BA in Communications from San Francisco State University, and what she calls an “unofficial minor in English," Cheri Laser embarked upon a 25-year career in corporate marketing. But she never stopped writing, having won prizes for her work from the age of twelve.
In 2000, she began weaning herself away from the corporate world in order to reinvent herself and her resume so she could seriously pursue her literary dreams. Now a freelance writer and editor, she’s published two novels—Separation of Faith, released in September 2010, and The Truth about Cinnamon, in December 2003. A re-edited Second Edition of Cinnamon was released in December 2010 and is now the version readers receive when purchased.
A long-term cancer survivor (three different types), she’s presently working on a non-fiction project about the fine art of survival. Her third novel is in development as well, along with a memoir.
"Writing has always been a part of who I am," Ms. Laser says, "with the art form emerging as a passion when I was about ten years old. And that remained true throughout my decades in corporate America when I was stuffing things I'd written into drawers and briefcases. But now my writing is second only to my family in terms of what I do and how I dedicate my life. A part of me wishes (sometimes) that I'd started the pursuit and focus earlier. But another part of me says that I wouldn't have been ready any sooner. Apparently, I needed to live a big chunk of life first before my writing could rise even close to the level of my dreams. Clearly, I'm not there yet—but absolutely nothing will ever stop me from trying to get there now."lihat lebih sedikit