Heather Slawecki grew up in Upper and Central Bucks County, Pennsylvania, including in an old farmhouse similar to the Element Mysteries setting. She is a graduate of Central Bucks High School East and of Widener University, where she holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature. She began her writing career as a feature writer for the Bucks County Courier Times and has spent the last thirty years as an award-winning senior copywriter for general and internal advertising agencies in the Philadelphia area. She's busy drumming up new ideas for her next suspense thriller and providing personalized service to her clients through her own publishing/advertising agency. For more info, go to www.graylynpress.com

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