Elvera Smith Cochrell has lived in Maryland most of her life. Born in North Carolina, all of her schooling took place in the Maryland area. She is the mother of three grown children as well as the stepmother of three grown-ups.
She and her husband live in the suburban area of Maryland and enjoy a vacation home in the mountains of Western Maryland. There she can find a quieter and slower pace of living. There she can re-group and get renewed insights.
At the age of thirty, Elvera decided to shake off her shyness to explore her stage presence. She performed in numerous community plays, one of which landed her a part in a few Television commercials. She also modeled for small community groups.
Her career spanned from Nursing to that of a Computer Analyst. She never thought of writing as a career, even though many of her works were published in various community newspapers. It wasn't until she joined a toastmaster's group that she began to seriously think about her writing skills. Through the Toastmaster's club, she was able to put her voice to her written works.
Her children books is a vehicle which she use to force us to look at the thoughts we innocently fill the mind of our children with. By examining some of the Old FairyTales and Rhymes, and by giving them a different spin as well as bringing in different biblical references, Elvera give the reader a way to transition from book to Bible.
Look for her children's book The Trial Of The "Big Bad" Wolf also.
