“My life continues to be a fascinating, surprised-filled adventure,” says author Jann Arrington Wolcott. “Looking back, I feel as though I’ve led many lives in this one body.”

A third-generation New Mexican, Wolcott was raised on a cattle ranch near the Mexican border. Her colorful family
tree includes a frontier sheriff grandfather, a Harvey Girl grandmother, a native American great-grandmother, a Methodist minister great-grandfather, and “an assortment of horse-thieves and train-robbers—a great mix of sinners and saints. My Western roots go deep,” Wolcott says. “I’m sure that’s what gave me my what-the-heck-go-for-it! attitude.”

And go for it, she has! In her twenties she was a professional actress and fashion model. She went on to raise three children, while teaching high school English, speech and theater. On her fortieth birthday, she decided that if she was going to pursue her dream of writing, she’d better get going. She changed career directions, began writing for magazines and newspapers, and (in the middle of the night and on weekends) researched and wrote her first novel, a metaphysical thriller titled BRUJO. Movie rights were
optioned while the story was still in manuscript form,
resulting in a USA Cable movie titled “Seduced by Evil” and starring Suzanne Somers. BRUJO was published internationally, to rave reviews.

The following year, she wrote the text for CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION: SANTA FE TRADITIONS, CRAFTS, AND FOODS—an award-winning coffee table book designed by close friend and television personality, Richard Clawson. It was called “The best Christmas book ever,” by Good Morning America.

Wolcott’s just-finished thriller, DEATHMARK, has already been optioned for a feature movie. Publication is still in negotiation.

Other works in progress include a sequel to BRUJO, as well as A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS, designed by Richard Clawson. “A writer needs to be flexible,” she says, with a laugh. “I segue from witchcraft, murder, and mayhem to Santa Claus and figgy pudding—and then back again. It’s all great fun.”

The author travels the world with her physicist/diplomat husband, John H. Wolcott, presenting writing workshops, researching, and collecting ideas for more books. “I have to live a long time,” she says, “to get all the books in my head into print. Of course, these, days, women my age are just hitting their stride!”