Dana L. Evans
Meet Dana
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I was born in Michigan on Friday the 13th. After two boys, my parents were thrilled to have a baby girl. Longing for warm weather, my family moved to Riverside, CA, where we built a modern house high on a hilltop. During elementary school, my father packed up the family for a new, exciting experience: a Quonset hut in the South Pacific, more precisely, Guam. Growing up, I loved watching the adventures of my mischievous older brothers, who turned out perfect. Walker Evans, today known as “The Legend” in off-road racing and Paulden Evans, an artist with work widely displayed all over the world. Our father’s career started as a general contractor and later a missionary minister. Our mother worked as a teacher and principal of a private school. She was also the owner and curator of the non-profit Riverside Children’s Museum. From an early age my summer days did not include tossing a ball on the beach. I had the task of dusting dolls in that museum. All five thousand to be exact. While I resented them at first, eventually they became my friends. Perched on shelves encircling the room, I began making up stories and poems for this captive audience. They never cracked a smile or said anything, but listened intently. Soon I discovered a hidden treasure: the world of writing. Scribbling down a poem at the age of nine, it was published in a book. With that happiness, I thought I had touched the moon. Taking words and arranging them into a story will forever be exhilarating. Family time is the only thing better and perhaps, eating chocolate cake. At the heart of my stories are strong, extraordinary women. Heroines of integrity beset by tragedy, murder, and lust on their journeys through life. At times nearly losing their souls. If I touch my readers’ hearts in any way through my novels, then I am deeply indebted to them.
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Dana L. Evans
Meet Dana
Copyright © 2020 by Dana L. Evans. All rights reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced in any form without written permission granted by Dana L. Evans.
I was born in Michigan on Friday the 13th. After two boys, my parents were thrilled to have a baby girl. Longing for warm weather, my family moved to Riverside, CA, where we built a modern house high on a hilltop. During elementary school, my father packed up the family for a new, exciting experience: a Quonset hut in the South Pacific, more precisely, Guam. Growing up, I loved watching the adventures of my mischievous older brothers, who turned out perfect. Walker Evans, today known as “The Legend” in off-road racing and Paulden Evans, an artist with work widely displayed all over the world. Our father’s career started as a general contractor and later a missionary minister. Our mother worked as a teacher and principal of a private school. She was also the owner and curator of the non-profit Riverside Children’s Museum. From an early age my summer days did not include tossing a ball on the beach. I had the task of dusting dolls in that museum. All five thousand to be exact. While I resented them at first, eventually they became my friends. Perched on shelves encircling the room, I began making up stories and poems for this captive audience. They never cracked a smile or said anything, but listened intently. Soon I discovered a hidden treasure: the world of writing. Scribbling down a poem at the age of nine, it was published in a book. With that happiness, I thought I had touched the moon. Taking words and arranging them into a story will forever be exhilarating. Family time is the only thing better and perhaps, eating chocolate cake. At the heart of my stories are strong, extraordinary women. Heroines of integrity beset by tragedy, murder, and lust on their journeys through life. At times nearly losing their souls. If I touch my readers’ hearts in any way through my novels, then I am deeply indebted to them.
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