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Elodia Strain


    I was born in Fairbanks, Alaska and grew up as Elodia Saavedra in
    Central California. At age three I read my first real book, Debbie's Visit
    to the Countryside. After that, I was hooked.

    It was my high school English teacher who first made me believe that
    maybe I could write about a Debbie of my own someday, and it was in
    his class that I first decided I wanted to be a writer.

    Convinced that practicality was key, I majored in advertising and
    minored in English at BYU, where I learned how to write copy for
    advertisements and even wrote an award-winning advertisement
    touting the absorbency of athletic sweatbands.

    But when I was diagnosed with an illness that left me hurting and
    heartbroken, I turned to my friends: books. The Debbies I read about
    now were a little older and a lot funnier, and I learned how powerful
    books can be when they combine humor and inspiration.

    It was then that I knew what I had to write. Authors around the world  
    were giving me this gift, and I wanted to do the same for others. So I
    took some time away from writing ads and set out to write stories with
    humor, warmth, and a little romance.
       
    I hope so much that someone, somewhere who may be struggling
    with a trial or a trouble may pick up something I wrote and be given a
    laugh, or a moment where her heart is touched. Then I will have done
    the job I hope to do as a writer.
       
    I recently moved from Spokane, Washington to Utah where I live with
    my husband and biggest supporter, Jacob.

         
Author Bio
A Little Bit More
A Little Bit About Me
    Birthplace: Fairbanks, Alaska
    Favorite Color: Pink (could you tell by the website?)
    Favorite Music to Write to: Iron and Wine, Alexi Murdoch, Kings of  
    Convenience, Elliott Smith, Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon, Sufjan   
    Stevens, Slow Reader
    Mountains or Beach? Both
    Favorite Food: Any and all Mexican food. I could live solely on chips   
    and  salsa for the rest of my life and be a happy gal.
    Place I want to visit most: Hawaii
    Favorite Authors: Oscar Wilde, Henry James, P.G. Wodehouse,
    Sophie  Kinsella (can't wait for the Shopaholic movie to come out!),
    Melissa Senate, Sarah Mlynowski, and many more that I can't fit here.
    How people probably described me in high school: That girl  
    who's in tons of clubs and wears a lot of, um, interesting clothes from
    the  thrift store.
    Favorite Car: 1967 Mustang. Little Bro, you're so lucky I left it in     
    California  for you to drive!
    Favorite Quote: "Three things in human life are important. The first
    is  to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." -
    Henry James