Nicki Ivey, author of five independently published short stories, writes in the least comfortable chair imaginable. Pacing helps her think, as does the occasional drive. Her educational background, in truck driving and computer programming, has provided endless characters for her novels. She volunteers with the NaNoWriMo program as a Municipal Liason, and has since 2009. It's frantic and stress-inducing, and she wouldn't have it any other way.