R. Elizabeth Carpenter is an editorial professional living in suburban Chicago with her husband and cantankerous white tabby, Gato. She has worked in the publishing industry in many roles from proof reader to editorial director.

Carpenter is a widow who has walked the widow’s path, survived, and has transcended to recapture and redefine her own authentic life. She earned her master’s degree in writing, but has been putting words together to make stories since she was 10 years old. From a very early age, she noticed that some of the most important issues in her life were issues cloaked in mystery and lies, that women tended to lead silent, often invisible lives. Sometimes the unspoken is the most important, most imprisoning, and ultimately most subjugating. Mystery and lies though in some genres evocative of romance and intrigue, in reality can belie invisibility and diminution.

R. Elizabeth’s writing mission is to create real characters living authentic lives rooted in true female realities. Though her stories are microcosms, Carpenter is determined to speak them truthfully and openly—no blinking.

In addition to writing, Carpenter enjoys traveling, cooking, gardening, and sharing all genres of live music with her love.