Carolyn Meyer: sassy and classy, with a side of raunch

Glasses and buckteeth, and my mother dresses me funny. I write my first story: Humpy the Caterpillar and Gladys the Snail - A True Romance

Braces and glasses when I'm Daisy Mae in the high school play, singing "Whar's the man that done me wrong?" And I dream of becoming a writer.

Always on the Dean's List, no dates for frat parties, writing stories that aren't very good. My grammar and spelling are good, though, and I keep dreaming.

I actually do become a writer - more than sixty books for kids: how-to, non-fiction, historical fiction. Research is a lot more fun than writing. And rewriting. 

My reinvention begins with an improv class that leads to standup at a local bar. I was born with a double entendre, but I don't tell jokes - I tell stories. 

 The reinvention continues with 10-minute stories at The Liars' Game,  from that to my first solo show, Don't Call Me Young Lady!

And it goes on from there.