ELIZA KELLEY and DEBRA WHITING ALEXANDER started writing together after Eliza was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at the age of eight. It's not unusual to find the granddaughter/grandmother duo up half the night plotting new adventures for their award-winning Eliza Jane Series. ELIZA KELLEY and DEBRA WHITING ALEXANDER started writing together after Eliza was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at the age of eight. It's not unusual to find the granddaughter/grandmother duo up half the night plotting new adventures for their award-winning Eliza Jane Series.