Storytelling frees our imagination and allows us to creatively explore the “what if?” questions of life. Shelley Odendahl writes to communicate experiences and emotions, real or imagined, and to connect people together through narrative – stories. When she was in her fifties, she made some changes in her life, which inspired her to write Realize Your Dreams: Create an Action Plan for Life Transformation. Her new novel, Memory of Rivers – A Past Life Love Story, is the result of her action plan to be a writer. Shelley lives with her husband Cliff in the beautiful state of Minnesota, USA, home of scenic rivers and 10,000+ lakes. She enjoys traveling, watercolor painting, hiking in National Parks, going to musical performances, and being in a boat on the water. She is never happier than when she’s in the company of her husband, family and friends, with perhaps some food and wine involved.