Author Dana Precious

Dana Precious was born and, for the most part, raised in Michigan. In her early years her father sought something bigger and more exciting than life as a city manager. Hence, her family wound up in Mogadishu, Somalia. They didn’t know that it was one of the most volatile countries on the face of the earth. As her mother put it “Well, the Encyclopedia Britannica didn’t mention anything about that.” This was, of course, way before information was available on the internet. It didn’t take long for her family to make its way back to Michigan. There, in the small town of N. Muskegon, her family became known for doing things with only the best of intentions but with unexpected outcomes. Her father on a whim bought a dinner dance cruise ship, The Port City Princess, that is still in operation today. To fend off the general chaos that swirled around her, Dana began reading voraciously. Then she began writing. After graduating college and with little idea of what she should do with her life Dana moved to Los Angeles. After her first day as a receptionist at an advertising agency, her boss asked her if anyone had called. “Oh yes, lots of people.” She responded. “Did you write down any messages?” Her boss asked. She was supposed to write it down? Realizing she wasn’t going to last long as a receptionist, Dana started listening in on the direction given to the copywriters at the agency. This, she turned out to be good at and her first career as a copywriter was born. Eventually she was hired at a major film studio in the theatrical creative advertising department. Dana became responsible for the advertising and marketing of blockbuster tent-pole films. The novel, Born Under A Lucky Moon, had been kicking around in her head for years. Currently Dana lives with her husband, son and two dogs in Los Angeles. On Facebook @bornunderaluckymoon and Twitter @danaprecious http://bornunderaluckymoon.com