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Isabel Bandeira

Bio:

My parents didn't let me take ballet after kindergarten (apparently, I spent more time running around the classroom than I did at the barre, but still...), so I started taking classes when I was nineteen.

A random whim came to me while laid up for months with an injury-- and I started taking figure skating lessons at twenty-eight.

On my thirtieth birthday, I started using all of those frequent flyer miles to visit all of the places that I've dreamed of seeing-- from Prince Edward Island, Canada, to Agra, India.

And I've always dreamed of being a writer. From the moment that I could hold a crayon, I was making "books" for my family and teachers. So, two months before my thirty-third birthday, I decided to brush off my pile of plots and get to work. I've loved every moment.

During the day, I pay the bills as a Mechanical Engineer who designs medical devices. But in my spare time, I dance, skate, travel, and write.

I live in (Southern) New Jersey with my little black cat, Phoebe, and a closetful of vintage hats.

I am currently querying my YA manuscript and my current WIP is a MG "modern" fairy tale.

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Member since 2011
Region: New Jersey

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Current Location:   NJ

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