R Coots has been telling stories since the days of imaginary friends. Not serious until a two-week power outage meant that a pencil and paper were the only forms of entertainment, there have been several detours along the roads of comics, animation, and finally the written word. Aided by two neurotic dogs, a murderous cat, and a very down-to-earth husband, she exorcises the imaginary people in her head by means of art and writing, getting them out on paper so she can share them with the world.