Deb E. Howell
Deb E could never write a *short* story for English class assignments. She took up writing stories as a hobby in high school, often sharing these with her friends at lunch time, but pushed fiction to the side for the sake of a few serious years of science writing for under- and post-graduate study in Zoology. Then it was time to adult and get paying work. Eventually, she landed a job that didn’t occupy her mind fully enough, and soon pen joined paper and a fantasy novel had begun which, after several false starts and some shaping and moulding, turned into Healer’s Touch.
Deb lives near Dunedin, New Zealand with her family and a menagerie of pets.
![IMG_3092 Photo of Deb E Howell](https://deberelene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_3092-214x300.jpg)
A few interviews from over the years:
- 2018 Jun 26th by Fiona McVie
- 2016 Jul 28th by Jessica Rydill
- 2014 Feb 12th by Joanne Hall
- 2014 Jan 24th by Sharon Sant
- 2013 Sep 27th by Jen Eifrig
- 2013 Aug 15th by Mary Fan
Some “Chocolate Box” art by teen Deb E:
![FB_IMG_1532257305375 FB_IMG_1532257305375](https://deberelene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/FB_IMG_1532257305375.jpg)
![FB_IMG_1532257316084 tiger in pen and ink stippling style](https://deberelene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/FB_IMG_1532257316084.jpg)
![FB_IMG_1532257323077 canary in pencil on paper drawn from life](https://deberelene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/FB_IMG_1532257323077.jpg)