She obtained a college degree in Psychology (useful in character development) and Computer Science. She wondered why she double-majored in the two fields that attracted the weirdest students at the college. She now thinks it's because of her lifelong interest in developing solutions to convoluted puzzles, be they software algorithms, understanding what makes a person tick, or solving a mystery story's "what if?"

She's been a software engineer and software project manager. Once management discovered she was a rare commodity--a software engineer who could write--she wrote countless manuals, design documents, final reports, marketing proposals, and technical papers. She also married, obtained a Masters Degree, and produced two children.

Beth has been writing fiction since retiring and has finished seven novels, a novella, and numerous short stories. She was active in two critique groups for over five years, but now meets with one. She's a big believer in networking. She belongs to the following writing organizations: Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Pikes Peak Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society.

To learn the craft, she studied writing books, took workshops, went to conferences, and entered contests, some of which she won or placed in. She's a big believer in networking.