Kimberly Lang hid romance novels behind her textbooks starting in junior high, and even a master’s program in English couldn’t break the obsession with dashing heroes and Happily Ever After. A ballet dancer turned English teacher, Kimberly married an electrical engineer and turned her life into an ongoing episode of “When Dilbert Met Frasier.” She and her Darling Geek live in beautiful North Alabama with their one Amazing Child—who, unfortunately, shows an aptitude to sports.

Kimberly is a founding member of The Writing Playground, a website for aspiring authors, and she blogs with her Playfriends there every Tuesday.

The Writing Playground is a site Kimberly started with four of her writing buddies. It has lots of great information for writers—craft articles, interviews with editors, agents, and authors, book reviews and such. They also have a blog where you can keep up with the day-to-day circus that is their lives. Kimberly's alter ego on the Playground is The Problem Child, and her job is to stir up trouble (okay, so maybe it's not that much of a stretch!). She blogs every Tuesday and hopes you'll come by and see what they have going on!

Every author loves to tell the story of “The Call.” Kimberly's Call stories and celebrations can be found here, here, or here.

Kimberly is an experienced lecturer and teacher and would love to speak to your book club, writers' group, or other organization. Popular workshops include “What is this Thing Called Process and How Can I Get One?” “A Brief History of the English Language,” “Newbie Traps—How to Identify, Escape, and Avoid,” and “Drop and Give Me 20…Pages: A Boot Camp for Recalcitrant Muses.” Or brainstorm with Kimberly to create a specialized program for your group. Contact Kimberly for details.