Lesley Ann McDaniel

Real Life~Pure Fiction

  • Home
  • About Lesley
  • Blog
  • Lesley’s Books
    • Lesley’s Books
    • Printable List of Lesley’s Books
  • Gifts for Readers
    • Reader Merchandise
    • Recommended Reading
  • Newsletter
  • Contact

About Lesley

Typewriter About Lesley

Who am I? Let’s see…child of God, mom, writer, costumer. I wouldn’t want to spoil the plot of my life for you, so I’ll just give you the back cover copy.

I grew up in Montana, under the influence of two great parents; a brother who daily demonstrated on me the skills that would make him the fine lawyer he is today; the Missoula Children’s Theatre, which brought me out of my shell; and a teacher named Mr. Smart (I’m not making that up) who encouraged my writing. I went to Willamette University in Salem, Oregon to study acting and-thanks to the inspiring head of the wardrobe department-fell in love with costuming. Funny, since I have no fashion sense whatsoever. Maybe I was just born in the wrong era. But I digress….

Moving to Seattle, I launched myself into the adult world with a degree in acting but no desire to live the lifestyle inherent to that profession. Instead, I got a “real job” at a medical research lab (yes, I befriended the mice and the bunnies) and put my heart and soul into acting-and-costuming-for-free. Ah, the energy of youth.

All of that came to a crashing halt when a friend asked why, if I loved costuming so much, I wasn’t doing it for a living. Talk about a revelation. I immediately kissed the corporate world goodbye (not to mention the mice and the bunnies) and started sewing for Seattle Opera. I was in heaven.

Soon after that, I started doing wardrobe for the union theatres in town. I’ve had the joy of working on lots of big Broadway tours and even a few movies. All fodder for my fiction.

Nowadays, when I’m not hunched over the computer and slurping down ridiculous amounts of coffee (hey, I live in Seattle, okay?), you’ll likely find me indulging in an I Love Lucy marathon with my kids, or executing a costume change backstage during a performance of Cats. You just never know.

Search

Get Social

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter

Blog Post Categories

Follow me on Twitter!

My Tweets

Gifts for Readers

Affiliate Disclosure

The author receives a tiny compensation from purchases made through affiliate links on this site. Thanks for shopping!

Copyright © 2023 · Adorn theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2023 · Adorn Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in