About Tamara Merrill

Tamara Merrill is a left-brain/right-brain woman. Her skills extend from writing fiction to writing computer programs and tackling any DIY project. She admits to reading excessively (she has what she calls “a book a day habit”).

She is the mother of three adult children, three stepchildren, a few almost children, and eighteen assorted grandchildren. With this variety of kids, you’d think Tamara would be the “granny type,” but she’s not. She doesn’t bake cookies or remember birthdays, but she will take any or all of the kids to weird places, teach them to paint, or show them how to build a fortress. She tells them tall tales and swears the tales are true, and she will always, no matter what read, a book to them or with them. When not reading, she paints, quilts, and tries to write every day. She often teaches painting, and other crafts and writing skills in the adult education system.

Tamara published her first short story at the age of nine in the official Girl Scout magazine, American Girl. During the 60s and 70s, she published multiple short stories in the popular women’s magazines of that era. But then the need for cash intervened and Tamara got a “real job” and stopped writing fiction.