Jeffrey McClanahan
American writer
Jeffrey McClanahan is an American novelist from Texas who writes with her sister, Pam Cumbie, under the joint pen name of Dixie Cash. McClanahan is also an author of six western romance novels under the name of Anna Jeffrey. For her 2009 novel, McClanahan has taken on a third pseudonym, Sadie Callahan.
Personal life
McClanahan grew up in West Texas during the oil boom. Pam and Jeffrey are a writing team who focus on humor. Their work is mainly influenced by their interest in country-western music and culture. They collaborate to write comedic stories and scripts.
Jeffery lives with her husband, in “a small town not far from Fort Worth,” Texas and worked as “both a real estate professional and a retailer for most of her adult life, also professions that beg for a sense of humor.”
Cumbie asserts that McClanahan “loves books... like I love earrings and anything liquid that contains liquor. Her home looks like a library.
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