What would I be if I wasn’t an author? I’ve always said that if I’d had a better guidance counselor at school and perhaps someone to steer me, instead of going to college for equine science, I would have gone for meteorology. I’ve always had a fascination with weather, from the days of middle school science class when we learned the types of clouds, and I used to tell my grandma which clouds were which in the sky. Storm formation, paths, and prediction are all things which had always interested me, especially since I live in the Midwest and have lived in a mobile home most of my adult life (and quite a bit of my childhood.)
I’m hoping to be able to catch a storm spotter class this year in my area, and look forward to putting my information to work. Where I live, because it is so close to a state line, often doesn’t see warnings until the storm is right on top of us (apparently Springfield NWS isn’t proactive and doesn’t talk to Little Rock NWS), and so I often have to do my own forecasting to determine what may or may not happen.
So weather is a passion of mine and something that I most likely would be doing if I weren’t writing. After all, my pen name is a season, so it makes complete sense.
Living in the Midwest, I can see your fascination with weather. Out here in Southern California, the weather is pretty boring most of the time. Except when it rains hard and we have landslides. Then it can be terrifying. Hope you get to take the storm chaser class. My niece would love that.