Sinclair Browning

I've lived in Southern Arizona most of my life. I spent a lot of my early years on my belly in dry arroyos hunting sand rubies, converting the propane tank into a stagecoach and exploring the Sonoran desert on my horse. Later my family had a ranch where we raised cattle.

When I was growing up, my family and teachers always said they liked my stories. English classes were a breeze for me. Although I worked on my high school's newspaper, by the time I got to college I pursued my dream -- veterinary medicine.

So... that was good for the first year when I discovered (well, I'd had a clue or two earlier) that I had little aptitude for math and science. Unfortunately, heavy doses of both are required for a vet degree. I then pursued journalism for a short time before landing a degree in literature and creative writing.

I went to work selling real estate. Politics came next. I ran for the Board of Supervisors and ended up the party candidate. Fortunately, I lost the general election. But I gained a new skill -- running political campaigns. And I did a few -- for mayor, state senator, and governor even for a presidential campaign here in Arizona.

Within months after the birth of my now grown son I finally returned to writing. The timing was perfect. He slept, I wrote. And my first novel was born. After that I never looked back. There was always something I wanted to write about.

My freelance work went on to cover a broad spectrum -- advertising and editing, writing television and radio spots, political speeches, training manuals, brochures, articles and, of course, books. I've had nine of them, both fiction and nonfiction, published.

They are: Enju(Northland Press; 1982); Lyons on Horses (Doubleday; 1991,co-written with horse trainer John Lyons); America's Best (AMC; 1995); The Last Song Dogs (Bantam; 1999); The Sporting Club(Bantam; 2000); Rode Hard, Put Away Dead (Bantam; 2001); Crack Shot (Bantam; 2002); Feathers Brush My Heart (Time Warner; 2002) and Traggedy Ann (Dell, 2003).

My husband and I split our time between Southern Arizona and the Sandhills of Nebraska where we have a ranch. In the summers we raise cattle on lush grass pastures. When Fall arrives our thoughts turn to warmer weather and we return to Arizona.

Life is good.