VanessaRaven

Some background info

I have a German mother and had an American father.
I grew up in Germany, Texas, and Alaska.
I went to school in Switzerland , Heidelberg, Fairbanks, and Houston.
I studied Physics in Germany,
I participated with an Opel in a Paris Dakkar Rally Dakkar Rally and a Camel Trophy Rally in South America
was one of the first female apprentices at Heckler & Koch to become a journeyman Gunsmith (Buechsenmacher )
I served with the United States Marine Corps.
I have a pilots license and fly both fixed-wing and rotary craft
I love sky diving , scuba divin g and I go bow hunting
I love horses and rode in rodeos and real cattle roundups
My greatest hobby and expertise always have been guns.
I smoke Camel and don't apologize for it.
I never did drugs, and drink alcohol only occasionally. But I drink Coffee, even for dinner
I am a decent fencer and know how to use swords
I drove a Tow Truck in Seattle and a Peterbilt big rig (Flatbed)
Went to the AFI (American Film Institute) to become a Production Designer
I visited every continent including the Southpole
I opened my own company in Los Angeles, providing Special Effects to the motion picture industry
I own a real-life Tiger named Trouble
I have a ranch
I am fascinated by masks and disguises
I am a die hard Star Trek fan (TOS)
Read and collect DC and Marvel comics since the seventies and I think I know pretty much every superhero, their story of origin, secret identities
My favorite reads are SF stories. Heinlein is my most favorite author of them all.
I read everything, romance, SF, Fantasy, crime and mystery, horror and suspense, and everything in between.
I love reading encyclopedias, from A to Z
I am known to be a decent cook and love food, except Peas and Bananas
The one thing I am truly afraid of is crowds, especially large crowds of people inside a confined room. I witnessed a human stampede when I was little and a girl was trampled to death.
Well, that is of course only a glimpse into my life but it might give some insights into the characters of my stories.ds