Local Women Redefine Careers as Coffee-Shop Novelists
Edgewater's Lea Nolan and Annapolis' Laura Kaye proudly admit that being a good writer means being 'a little crazy.'
Almost every day, two women sit in the same booth of the same Panera restaurant doing the same thing—typing away on their laptops. The Panera in Edgewater is often an unofficial office for people who telecommute or work from home, but for Lea Nolan and Laura Kaye, the local bakery and coffee shop is where they delve into worlds filled with vampires, magicians and star-crossed lovers. Years ago, both women were settled into “normal” jobs—Nolan, a research analyst from Edgewater, and Kaye, a college professor from Annapolis. But after the two read the Twilight saga, their lives changed. Now almost every day, Kaye and Nolan sit across from each other in Panera writing their own novels, ranging from teen fantasy to adult-themed paranormal …
Jim Shepherd
10:40 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012
Looking at the comments, I'd say women must be from Venus. They can't be normal humans. more ›