"I guess I have an artist's soul, but it took me a long time to realize it was OK," she said.
Fast forward to today, and the 1986 Naval Academy graduate has two novels under her belt and a third slated to be published next year. She said her military training helped make it possible.
"When I'm at page 200 (and stuck), I always think, 'I had a plebe summer, I can do this,' " she said with a...
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