Penny's writing career includes assignments such as ad copy and web copy for Embracing Hue Ltd., logo design for Au Pair for Pets, writing/photography workshops for WriteCraft, Inspired2Write, and the City of Tempe, Arizona, parenting material for Garden and Hearth, technical manuals for Walsh America, product reviews for various publications, travel features for Camping & RV Magazine, a year of family activities columns for Camping & RV Magazine and Warner Wrangler newspaper, plus monthly pet care articles and photos for Loving Pets Magazine and Florida Pet Book.

Twenty years of rescue work make Penny something of a pet expert, and that passion for helping animals and educating people about them works well with her writing talent. You may listen to her podcasts about pet rescue, feral cats, and senior-special needs cat care on Animal Talk Naturally or at PetsByPenny.com. She was a guest speaker at the Virtual Dog Expo in September 2006, and in July 2007, DogCastRadio from the UK interviewed her.

Two anthologies published by Adams Media also contain her stories. Like A Rock appears in Cup of Comfort for Mothers & Sons, released in April 2005. Her latest story, Honey, appears in The Healing Touch of Horses, released in February 2007.

Her second passion is photography. She says poetry and photography also provide inspiration to grow and explore new ideas. Although she doesn't consider herself a skilled poet, Penny won first place for Adult Rhyming Poetry in the October 2003 Prairie Hill Writing Contest.

Penny and her husband live in Austin, Texas, as of September 2006. She shares her assignments with a staff of office assistants that include six grandchildren and several four-legged editorial consultants. In her leisure time, she cultivates antique roses and updates the PetsByPenny Blog.

All features on this site will not work with all browsers. For best results use MS Internet Explorer® v. 5 or above.