Rosalyn Alsobrook
Author, Rosalyn Alsobrook
Rosalyn Rutledge Alsobrook spent the first eighteen years of her life in Daingerfield, Texas, under the loving guidance of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Rutledge, who encouraged her liberally in all her early endeavors, including a weekly newspaper column for a local newspaper, which she created and wrote during her senior year of high school. That was her first taste of seeing her work published.
Soon after marrying high school sweetheart, Bobby Alsobrook of Pittsburg, Texas early in 1971, she and her husband moved to Longview, Texas, where they lived for five years. During their first year in Longview, their older son (Andrew) was born. Even so, Rosalyn attended Kilgore College and became feature editor of the college newspaper (The Flare) for two years. Soon thereafter, she joined the frantic world of working mothers. Also during that time she sold short articles to magazines and did some technical writing in the medical field.
In 1976, she and Bobby moved to Gilmer, Texas, where they established and operated their own auto parts business for ten years. Shortly after moving to Gilmer in 1977, second son (Anthony) was born. In that time, Rosalyn not only did the office work and helped on the counter of the auto parts store, she wrote a weekly newspaper column called "The Shade Tree Mechanic" and continued to freelance magazine articles; but soon gave that up for bolder endeavors. At the encouragement of her husband, she started her first book in 1979 and by 1981 had the pleasure of seeing THE THORN BUSH BLOOMS on the shelves. She quickly became addicted to book writing.
By the turn of the century, this "bestselling" author had twenty-nine books published and, at last count Rosalyn Alsobrook has over two million copies of her works in print. Her books have been translated into seven languages and circulated in eighteen countries. She has won many reviewer awards and research awards, as well as the prestigious RWA Lifetime Achievement Award voted on by over 3000 of her writer peers.
In addition to novel writing, she was an associate editor of a regional magazine, "The Host". She has sold fillers to medical magazines and contributed to several books about writing technique. Rosalyn is a charter member of (Romance Writers of America (RWA) formed in 1980 and was a member and twice past-president of East Texas Writers' Association of Longview, Texas as well as the very first treasurer for PASIC, a national group of published authors which she helped found in 1996.
In 1997, life intervened and she had to set aside her writing to take care of her seriously ill mother, and then her brother. Her mother passed away in 2001 and her brother in 2002. After that, the desire to write novels had dampened and she chose to return to the medical environment she found comforting.
Back in January of 1990, she had become a grandmother when Christina Nicole Alsobrook was born. In 2003, grandson, Bryce, was born. In 2004, she and her husband moved to the country and Rosalyn found herself busy taking care of her family, the house, their pets and her garden during her time off work. In 2021, it was time to downsize, and Bobby and Rosalyn moved to nearby Longview, Texas, where they now are both retired.
Although writing is no longer a large part of Rosalyn's life, she does still dabble with it. She has been known to put together picture books for her family members and writes pieces about her ancestors as she works on her husband's and her own genealogy.
Soon after marrying high school sweetheart, Bobby Alsobrook of Pittsburg, Texas early in 1971, she and her husband moved to Longview, Texas, where they lived for five years. During their first year in Longview, their older son (Andrew) was born. Even so, Rosalyn attended Kilgore College and became feature editor of the college newspaper (The Flare) for two years. Soon thereafter, she joined the frantic world of working mothers. Also during that time she sold short articles to magazines and did some technical writing in the medical field.
In 1976, she and Bobby moved to Gilmer, Texas, where they established and operated their own auto parts business for ten years. Shortly after moving to Gilmer in 1977, second son (Anthony) was born. In that time, Rosalyn not only did the office work and helped on the counter of the auto parts store, she wrote a weekly newspaper column called "The Shade Tree Mechanic" and continued to freelance magazine articles; but soon gave that up for bolder endeavors. At the encouragement of her husband, she started her first book in 1979 and by 1981 had the pleasure of seeing THE THORN BUSH BLOOMS on the shelves. She quickly became addicted to book writing.
By the turn of the century, this "bestselling" author had twenty-nine books published and, at last count Rosalyn Alsobrook has over two million copies of her works in print. Her books have been translated into seven languages and circulated in eighteen countries. She has won many reviewer awards and research awards, as well as the prestigious RWA Lifetime Achievement Award voted on by over 3000 of her writer peers.
In addition to novel writing, she was an associate editor of a regional magazine, "The Host". She has sold fillers to medical magazines and contributed to several books about writing technique. Rosalyn is a charter member of (Romance Writers of America (RWA) formed in 1980 and was a member and twice past-president of East Texas Writers' Association of Longview, Texas as well as the very first treasurer for PASIC, a national group of published authors which she helped found in 1996.
In 1997, life intervened and she had to set aside her writing to take care of her seriously ill mother, and then her brother. Her mother passed away in 2001 and her brother in 2002. After that, the desire to write novels had dampened and she chose to return to the medical environment she found comforting.
Back in January of 1990, she had become a grandmother when Christina Nicole Alsobrook was born. In 2003, grandson, Bryce, was born. In 2004, she and her husband moved to the country and Rosalyn found herself busy taking care of her family, the house, their pets and her garden during her time off work. In 2021, it was time to downsize, and Bobby and Rosalyn moved to nearby Longview, Texas, where they now are both retired.
Although writing is no longer a large part of Rosalyn's life, she does still dabble with it. She has been known to put together picture books for her family members and writes pieces about her ancestors as she works on her husband's and her own genealogy.
