Diane Boutier:  

Left Michigan in 1980 for married life in Florida,where I went to UCF to finish school. Left for an internship in France from whence I divorced the guy in Florida (oh yes, youth and error go hand in hand), remarried a French guy ( even more mistakes!)with whom I had 2 lovely daughters,(nice result to a bad relationship) and ran a nautical deco shop. Divorced the french guy, who was typically french and a runner. Kept the business which I just recently sold. Met a great different french guy and am happily living in sin. Work for now: design and market gemstone jewelery via my website diane de saint ouen and continue to market nautical deco stuff via my website comptoir-decoration-marine and am starting up a travel service in Normandy for english speakers with bed and breakfast/tour guide/driver services. And I'm writing a novel. Whew, and if none of that works I'll become a nun and raise honey bees. Naw, just kiddin.... and to add a smallish update: website for france vacations made easy .com is up and running. Am finally after 26 years applying for dual nationality. My first appointment is in october. Last october, my very first copyright, you know the little c in a circle behind your name when you're an author, appeared in a short story anthology entitled "Ménage a 20". Despite the title it's a collection of english language short stories compiled by the "goodreads" author's forum, and carries the subtitle "tales with a hook". It was a fun venture and the last story was co-written by all 20 authors in a sort of chain tale. You can download the collection through goodreads or buy a copy through them as well. My first novel is finished and currently being tweaked by a professional editor who sends me back pages and pages of red underlined stuff. It's a bit like the weeding phase of gardening: tedious. so, finished is actually a misnomer. I did write "the end" but have since discovered that "the end" is no where in sight. However, I have gleaned some very interesting conta...Expand for more