Lakshmi Palecanda is a scientist-turned-writer. She discovered her passion for writing when she acted on an impulse and took an evening class on writing. She writes articles, short stories, novels and blogs and has won awards for two of her short stories. She has published over 250 articles, 10 short stories and 2 novels. She particularly loves to write humorous articles. In her spare time, she works as a trainer of Communicative English, Soft Skills and Life Skills.Lakshmi received her B.Sc. degree in Horticulture from College of Horticulture, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in 1989, and Master’s degree in Biological Sciences from Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, in the United States in 1994. She worked in the field of basic research in plant and animal sciences for ten years, before she began her writing career. She is now a full-time writer and teacher of Communicative English, creative writing and life skills.Lakshmi currently resides in Mysore, Karnataka, in India, with her husband and two daughters.