Denise DittoDenise Ditto, a native Texan, is a freelance writer who loves writing for children. She started working on The Tooth Collector Fairies series in 2012. She also enjoys writing about a variety of other topics, often focusing on recollections from her cildhood and growing up in Houston. Her short story The Art of Ironing was published in OMG, That Woman!, a woman's fiction anthology released in April 2013. In addition to writing for children, Denise is the director and CFO of the Houston Writers Guild. She took on this responsibility in September 2014 after spending a year on the board of directors as the treasurer. Additionally, she's been an active member in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators since 2012. Denise graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston-Downtown with a degree in professional writing. She published two short stories in the university's literary magazine, The Bayou Review, and won first place in the creative-writing contest for her short story Summer Breeze. On a personal note, Denise is happily married to her husband, Frank Satterfield. They have four children and seven grandchildren. The couple lives in Montgomery, Texas, with their two furry companions, Jak Tuf Kat and Jillian Bean. Read More Read Less