Hechtman, Betty: - "Despite completing a Fine Arts degree, all Betty Hechtman ever wanted to be was a writer. She wrote a weekly column in her college newspaper and later wrote magazine and newspaper pieces, along with short stories and a prize-wining screenplay. Betty had her first novel published in 2006. Since then she has had 20 books published across two cozy mystery series centered on another one of her loves - yarn craft - plus the first book, Murder Ink, in the Writer for Hire series published by Severn House. She lives with her family in Southern California. www.bettyhechtman.com Facebook: Betty Hechtman Author"