Virginia DeMarce began writing in Eric Flint's 1632 alternate history series in 2001.  She has co-written three books (1634: The Ram Rebellion; 1634: The Bavarian Crisis; 1635: The Dreeson Incident), one solo (1635: The Tangled Web) and numerous stories in the Ring of Fire anthologies and The Grantville Gazette (paper and online).  DeMarce is a retired historian with a specialty in early modern Europe (Ph.D., Stanford, 1967). Now widowed, her other activities include genealogy, gardening, and volunteering.