I started writing when a co-worker challenged me to write my own book after I complained about a disappointing story I'd read. I was working as an interpretor-aide for the County School's Deaf Program at the time, and my story, about the reconciliation of the parents of a deaf child, evolved from that experience.<br>At the urging of friends and critique partners, I entered the manuscript into the Golden Heart Contest for Unpublished Writers. <em>Silent Song</em> finaled in the short contemporary category, and it eventually sold to Kensington Publishing. <br>Between the regular changes of teaching assignments, and family obligations, I put writing on hold for several years. Once I retired, however, characters and story ideas began dancing in my head again, but now they danced to Regency music. <br>Check out <strong>leslievknowles.com</strong> to see what other stories will join the Wolverton World <br>
