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Donna Mebane grew up wanting to be two things: a mother and a

writer. She became a mom after the birth of her first child, Jason.

She became a writer after the death of her youngest child, Emma.

While Donna has had numerous writing experiences over the

years, she became a published author after she wrote Tomorrow

Comes as a way of envisioning a future for her 19-year-old

daughter who went to sleep one night and never woke up. She

calls Tomorrow Comes a work of “reality fiction” because it

captures the reality of grief that family and friends endured after

Emma died at the same time that it creates an enchanting fictional

world of AFTER where Emma can continue to be herself.

Born in Pennsylvania as the daughter of a US Navy Commander, Donna moved

frequently in her childhood years and so developed an easy, approachable style and a

warm sense of humor that helped her make new friends easily. She applies these same

attributes to her writing, mixing gentle good humor with heart-breaking authenticity and

simple, accessible language with profound truths about loss and hope.

Donna lives in the suburbs of Chicago where she heads up the talent consulting and

engagement arm for a major global financial institution.

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