I attended Douglass College, Rutgers University, and majored in Pre-Med. When my youngest sister was born and held her for the first time, I immediately knew I wanted to be a Pediatrician. Well, the sciences and I didn't agree, and had no idea that it would be the arts I'd fall in love with later in life.

After college, I climbed Manhattan's corporate ladder where I'd developed and honed my business acumen and writing skills, ultimately used in my two businesses, a childrenswear store and an employment agency.

However, during my recovery after an automobile accident, writing became not only cathartic but a passion. Although I have written in all genres since 1995, my passion for film since a very young age drew me to screenwriting. After many hours spent in creative writing and screenwriting at The New School in Manhattan, I became agented in 2005.

It was soon thereafter my mother had a heart attack and I became a full-time caregiver, too. My mother developed Alzheimer's and passed in January 2013 while my 86-year-old father remains with us, always in the moment, due to vascular dementia.

If you'd care to discuss anything relative to writing or caregiving, please start a conversation below. I'd be more than happy to assist in any way I can. Petra Michelle