Diana Savastano was born in Manhattan and raised in Westchester County, New York. At an early age, she enjoyed writing and laughingly says she was born with a pencil in her hand. 

 

In her teens, she created Family and Friends Magazine, featuring the events, recipes, and traditions surrounding her Italian-American heritage. In high school, her English teacher encouraged her to pursue a writing career after graduation. And she did just that. She studied journalism and then grew her career working as a reporter and columnist at various newspapers and magazines. In 1991, she founded DRS Publishing, releasing two publications: THE COLLECTOR Newsmagazine and GOURMET FARE magazine.

 

“I found my niche, and for fourteen years I enjoyed every facet of the publishing industry,” she says. “Thanks to the Internet, Gourmet Fare became an e-zine, grew in global popularity, and opened up a whole new adventure.”

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In 2005, she devoted her time to full-time novel writing and teaching others how to complete a manuscript and publish their own works.

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“I have been blessed to stay active in publishing from an early age,” she says, noting that there was never a time when she wasn’t writing stories. “Whenever I thought I’d take a break from a writing project, the characters in my books would insist that I get back to work.”

 

She goes on to explain that even though a big part of her writing career included rejections, she never let them become stumbling blocks. “When you’re born to write,” she says, “you do just that.”

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