ABOUT TAWNA FENSKE
If you’re looking for my official author bio to use for promotional purposes, just scroll to the bottom of the page and you’ll see it. But if you’re looking for a longer narrative to answer the question of how the hell I became a romantic comedy author in the first place, it goes something like this . . .
When I was six, my mom caught me thumbing through The Joy of Sex while watching Saturday morning cartoons.
When I was ten, I got summoned to the principal’s office for making anatomically-correct clay models of Huck Finn and Jim during a unit on Mark Twain.
When I was 22, I celebrated my English Lit degree by filling a giant black trash bag full of romance novels and dragging it everywhere until I’d read them all.
When I was 32, my cat died, my publisher canceled the line scheduled to release my debut novel, and my employer threatened to fire me for refusing to wear pantyhose—all on my birthday—and I sat down on my back deck with a glass of wine, smiled at the sunset, and thought, “if I can find this funny, I can find humor in damn near anything.”
In a nutshell, that’s how I became an author of quirky romantic comedy.
I traveled a career path that meandered from newspaper reporter to English teacher in Venezuela to medical marketing geek to PR manager for my city’s tourism bureau.
I have a degree in English Lit, more than 60 published novels, and a habit of spilling food on my boobs. When I’m not writing, I’m usually busy sipping wine, reading, experimenting in my kitchen (either on gourmet meals or as research for one of my risqué scenes), hiking, snowshoeing, standup paddleboarding, or contorting myself into odd positions (either for yoga or for the aforementioned research).
An avid globetrotter and social media fiend, I routinely overshare on Facebook and Instagram. I’m banging my business manager, but I think it’s okay since we’re married. I currently live in Turner, Oregon with the aforementioned biz manager spouse and an embarrassing number of pets. You’ll often find me out paddling or walking around my neighborhood lake, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the one in my Cherry Blossom Lake series.
OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO
(for official use and promotional crap)
Tawna Fenske is a USA Today bestselling author of laugh-out-loud romantic comedies, spicy romance, and fast-paced, funny romantic suspense. She’s a two-time RITA Award finalist with a degree in English lit, an ungraceful yoga habit, and a tendency to spy on strangers for story fodder. She lives in Turner, Oregon, where she can usually be found hiking with her pup or paddling the lake while having animated conversations with the characters in her next book. She’s banging her business manager, who happens to be her husband, camping companion, and wine-tasting partner. Erm, that’s one guy. This isn’t reverse harem romance.