About
Diane was born and raised in Akron, Ohio, but always knew she'd wind up in New York City. Her first night in Greenwich Village she went to a double feature of Godard’s “Weekend” and Wiseman’s “Titicut Follies,” and her romance with the city began. For the next 30 years, Diane worked around, starting out in Italy assisting people like Jerome Robbins and Ellen Stewart with their contributions to the Spoleto Festival, then back in the City for the Dia Art Foundation, Isamu Noguchi, Great Performances at WNET, and finally, Workman Publishing. Along the way, she returned to school in pursuit of a Masters in Creative Writing at City College. Fulfilling all requirements but unable to pass the French exam (with a dictionary!), she was never awarded her diploma. However, the privilege of being mentored by Donald Barthelme and being appointed student editor of the literary magazine FICTION gave her far more than a diploma ever could.
On Manhattan's west side, the mighty Hudson was never more than a short walk away, and twenty-five years later, when Diane, her husband, and two daughters decided it was time to leave their TriBeCa loft, they traveled 60 miles north along the banks of that same majestic river to the historic village of Cold Spring. There they bought a 100-year-old charmer that they’ve been renovating ever since. Diane finds working with her hands both pleasurable and inspiring. The process of bringing together bits and bobs she finds in the world—scraps of fabric for a quilt, flowers to weave into the garden—is the best antidote to the hours spent at her desk. But she's written her whole life and intends to keep doing so for the rest of it. She's published several short pieces in print and online, one being the first chapter of Becoming Sarah.