Governey: Dracula thrived on the blood of the living...Frankenstein borrowed life from the dead...discover the human side of mad (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780978664107)

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan during the 1950's, Constance Eve can always remember sitting at the kitchen table with her nose to a book. Having been taught, however, that a college education was useless for girls of her ethnic background, she was instead persuaded to attend secretarial school. After her clerical career took a nosedive, Constance met and fell in love with the man she has been married to for the past 39 years. Roused by her husband's encouragement, Constance began to explore many avenues in her life. Although she never graduated from a university, she did pursue a liberal arts education at Macomb Community College while raising four children, maintaining a 4.0 average for several years. Her favorite subject was English, whereupon she received an A+ in creative writing. Encouraged by these achievements, she began studying the art of writing with her piano teacher, Yuri Dia Konov, who was also an accomplished author. Soon, she was composing her own novel and in 2006 was awarded first prize by the National League of American Pen Women for an original short story. Other endeavors include being a member of Grosse Pointe Theatre where she has appeared in a half dozen musicals, was awarded a "Clarence" and also served on its board of directors. Possessing an inherent love for her country, she ran for office under the Libertarian ticket during the 1998 and 2000 elections. In spite of these undertakings, however, Constance's pride and joy is her endearing family which, after the addition of three wonderful sons-in-law, a beautiful daughter-in-law and eight delightful grandchildren, she still looks forward to an ever-flourishing family tree. The best writing advice she ever received? NO GUTS, NO STORY!