Normandie Fischer studied sculpture in Italy for several years before receiving a BA, summa cum laude with special honors in English. She began editing professionally in the seventies in Washington, DC, and is the former Executive Editor of Wayside Press, the general market imprint of Written World Communications. Her stories have garnered numerous awards across the country. In 2013, her first Carolina Coast novel, Becalmed, was released by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas and WhiteFIre Publishing released her second novel, Sailing out of Darkness. A second Carolina Coast story, Heavy Weather, made its debut in March 2015. 

A lifelong sailor, she and her husband spent a number of years on board their 50-foot ketch, Sea Venture, in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. When they’re not cruising East Coast waters with Normandie’s elderly mother, the three of them can be found at home near Beaufort, NC.