Meet Diane H. Morris
Author, Editor, & Publisher at Moorgate Books
Diane has been writing for more than 30 years. For most of that time she wrote documents related to her professional career in nutrition, including two university textbooks and numerous research and review articles published in a variety of journals. Her specialities included heart disease, inflammation, consumer food trends and the health benefits of flax. When Diane retired from nutrition, she began to write fiction, focusing on historical novels.
Diane lives with her husband, Peter. He studies Japanese and enjoys hiking the 900 miles of trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (he has finished his second map!) while she reads and writes about medicine, marriage and the status of women during Jane Austen’s time.
You can reach Diane at dhmorris@moorgatebooks.com.
About Moorgate Books
Moorgate Books is a small publishing company located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The name is derived from the old postern built into the London Wall by the Romans and later torn down and rebuilt as a formal gate in the 15th century. An illustration of Moore-Gate as it appeared in about 1650 is shown. Sadly, the gate was demolished in 1762, but its stone was sold to the city and used to support the starlings for London Bridge. Starlings are architectural features that protect the bridge structure from debris and water flow. 
In this photo of London’s Tower Bridge, the starlings can be seen clearly in the foreground, ringed with green slime. (Any excuse will do to show off a beautiful photo of sunny London, and this is a much nicer looking bridge than today’s London Bridge, where Moorgate’s rubble was laid to rest.) Today Moorgate is the financial centre of the Great Metropolis.
