Vanderwerken, Natli K.: - In her debut novel, Natli VanDerWerken has written an intriguing YA Fantasy novel, Red Dragons Keep, first book in The Dragons Children series. She loves the idea of dragons; the myths and the stories. Red Dragons Keep grew out of a story she told to her grandchildren one Christmas Eve. When she was young, Natli wrote stories just for herself in which she was always the hero. She thought she might be a veterinarian, a chemical engineer, or an astronaut. She joined the Navy instead and served as a meteorologist and anti-submarine warfare specialist. She holds a BS and MS in Computer Systems. She is a website designer and shows Shetland Sheepdogs. She has three daughters and five grandchildren. She enjoys writing, quilting, tai chi, riding, and jumping out of perfectly good airplanes. Next is learning how to sword fight.