As long as I have been able to call myself anything, I have called myself a writer. As soon as I could read, I had the unrelenting urge to write and filled piles of journals with fantastical youthful imagination and stories of love. I have followed that thread of passion my entire life as it tugged me into a career as a newspaper reporter for many years, and later, jobs that called on more persuasive writing skills.

I still follow that thread of passion today, as I devote my time to my own creative writing, barreling with excitement toward my future as a bestselling author.

Writing is my first and most devoted love. It is a craft I have honed for years and still find myself enamored with, as it reveals to me every day how stories exist all around us — you just have to be willing to uncover them.