Sherry Derr-Wille
At the age of fifteen, Sherry Derr-Wille walked into her sophomore English class and fell in love with writing. Her teacher, Earl Brockman, The Duke of Earl, announced that anyone getting an A on the first test could sit in the back of the room and write. Since no one ever told her to stop the assignment, she continued to write for over forty years before becoming published in 2003. Married to her high school sweetheart, Bob, for over fifty years, she calls him a saint for putting up with a...See more
At the age of fifteen, Sherry Derr-Wille walked into her sophomore English class and fell in love with writing. Her teacher, Earl Brockman, The Duke of Earl, announced that anyone getting an A on the first test could sit in the back of the room and write. Since no one ever told her to stop the assignment, she continued to write for over forty years before becoming published in 2003. Married to her high school sweetheart, Bob, for over fifty years, she calls him a saint for putting up with a crazy writer. Together they raised three children, have nine grandchildren and five great granddaughters. Born a country girl, she loves living in a mid-sized city close to the Illinois border in Wisconsin. Being retired gives her time to follow her heart with her writing along with editing for several private clients an three publishers. See less