When Delia was five years old, her teacher asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, and she replied, "I want to be a writer and tell stories."

That desire never changed, though it's manifested in many different ways throughout the years.

In addition to her current fiction projects, Delia has been a professional technical writer, editor, and journalist, gotten a Masters degree in English Literature, taught writing at all levels from elementary to the college level, worked as a librarian, and been a fanfiction writer.

Delia lives in a big old house in a small town near the Missouri River with her Scottish terrier, Layla, and she spends her days surrounded by books and good friends.