Francine Puckly writes young adult contemporary and historical fiction. Her first book, The Word-a-Day Vocabulary Workbook, is an entertaining nonfiction blend of 365 obscure words, amusing word trivia, and thought-provoking daily writing prompts. The book is designed to help you build your vocabulary and get your creative juices flowing—one day and one word at a time! Completed in a seventeen day frenzy, The Word-a-Day Vocabulary Workbook hit bookstores January 12, 2021!
Francine holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication and a master’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations, both from Cornell University. A former human resources professional and management consultant, Francine is passionate about the five-year strategic planning process she teaches to creatives who need concrete strategies to tackle their dreams and aspirations. Francine served as conference director and assistant regional advisor for the New England chapter of The Society for Children Book Writers and Illustrators from 2007-2019 and is co-founder and former blogger for 24CarrotWriting.com. She has written for newspapers, special interest journals, and college magazines and is hard at work on several young adult fiction manuscripts. By day, Francine is a full-time writer and editor for a U.S. military contractor that provides content designed to help service men and women tackle family and life challenges while they serve the United States from military installations worldwide.
She is the mother of two creative children—film director/screenwriter and classical trumpeter—who tell their stories through different media. She lives in Massachusetts with her musically-talented husband and two feline writing companions, Sid and Cora. When not writing or obsessively checking off her to-do lists, Francine enjoys taking long walks on rural roads, digging in her flower gardens, whipping up gluten-free pastries, playing various musical instruments, and racing to finish her monthly book club selection.
Francine holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication and a master’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations, both from Cornell University. A former human resources professional and management consultant, Francine is passionate about the five-year strategic planning process she teaches to creatives who need concrete strategies to tackle their dreams and aspirations. Francine served as conference director and assistant regional advisor for the New England chapter of The Society for Children Book Writers and Illustrators from 2007-2019 and is co-founder and former blogger for 24CarrotWriting.com. She has written for newspapers, special interest journals, and college magazines and is hard at work on several young adult fiction manuscripts. By day, Francine is a full-time writer and editor for a U.S. military contractor that provides content designed to help service men and women tackle family and life challenges while they serve the United States from military installations worldwide.
She is the mother of two creative children—film director/screenwriter and classical trumpeter—who tell their stories through different media. She lives in Massachusetts with her musically-talented husband and two feline writing companions, Sid and Cora. When not writing or obsessively checking off her to-do lists, Francine enjoys taking long walks on rural roads, digging in her flower gardens, whipping up gluten-free pastries, playing various musical instruments, and racing to finish her monthly book club selection.
With pen in my hand at a young age, my preferred writing style remains longhand in a wide-ruled composition notebook.
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