Rita Hestand resides in a central Texas small town, where she's surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She spends her time with her family.
Born In Corpus Christi, Texas, Rita moved about the country as a child of a pipeliner and hair dresser. She went to school in many places, including Canada. This rich source of background fed her imagination. Although she loves Arizona and Oregon, Texas is home to Rita and always will be.
She has many books to her credit and hopes you'll explore them as they are as diversified as her bringing up was. She enjoys the variety of genres she writes in.
When asked "How do you know if you are a writer?" Rita will be the first to tell you that. "If you are a writer, you will have to write, whether you publish or not. You can choose to be a writer, but it doesn't automatically make you one. Writing is like a being a painter, an actor, or a singer, it's an inborn talent that never leaves you alone. If you are a writer, you'll have to write, no matter what anyone else says. It doesn't matter if you are the best, or the worst, if you can't put the pen down and leave it alone, if you write for money or not, it has to come out of you. Because that was what you were born to do. That's how you truly know you are a writer. Never let anyone discourage you. Never give up!"