ABOUT ROBIN
"I walk to the beat of a different drummer," said Robin Perini, as she gazes from her backyard up to the sprinkling rays of dawn filtering over the tops of the rugged southwestern peaks. "I always have." She calls the Southwest home, and loves the rugged spirit of the land, strewn with spirituality, history and culture. There are few rolling hills, but she wouldn't trade the drama of the landscape and the intense colors of of the sky.

"I've always read," she says with a smile. "I love language and words, but more than that,I love heroic stories of people rising to the challenge—to do what I hope I would do given the same situation. My stories, I hope, convey an optimistic view of the world's potential. Because, while I recognize there is evil in the hearts of some, I also believe that most of us, at our core, have the soul of a hero that is only untapped."

Her other passion, she says, is learning. And looking at her list of speaking credits, she's obviously taken learning the craft of writing seriously. She has imparted her writing knowledge to audiences all over the United States, on her own, and also teaming with award-winning author Laura Baker in the fabulous and powerful workshop, Discovering Story Magic.

"I never stop learning something new or trying to see the world in a new way.  I'm still that way."  Robin just completed her MBA with a concentration in Management of Technology.  She's looking forward to continuing her study of writing.  No matter what she's doing, she finds time to tell those stories she loves so much.

"Writing is infectious, as is telling stories," Robin continues. She states she probably lost her heart to storytelling when she was a child. "My great aunt would tell the most amazing stories to me when I was about eight or nine. I couldn't wait to go over to her house, have tacos for dinner and listen to the tale of 'The Little Match Girl' or learn 'How the Tiger Got its Tail' Then," she continues, "at about thirteen, I began to babysit. To put the kids to bed I would make up stories starring the child. He or she would battle the dragon or become the princess who saved prince charming."

So, what kind of stories does Robin write? She smiles. "They are stories of suspense and peril. Of family relationships and poignant emotions. Of passion."