About Me

The Important Stuff

YA novelist

BA in English from Davidson College

Master of Arts in Publishing from Oxford Brookes University

Former contributor to Estetica Magazine

The Fun Stuff

In 2006, I wrote and self-published a novella, What the Sea Wants, for my graduate thesis, which received a favorable review in VOYA. 

I’ve lived in Canada, the UK, and Italy, in addition to many places along the US East Coast.

I’m left-handed.

I was once rescued by helicopter while on a canoe trip with my dad.

My husband (AKA MAJOR HOTSAUCE) originally expressed his romantic interest by daring me to eat a raw potato at a party.

The first story I ever wrote was called The Dog, Cat, and Bird. I was five.

The authors I discovered an everlasting love for when I was a “young adult”: Robin McKinley, Cynthia Voigt, Madelaine L’Engle, L. M. Montgomery, Charles Dickens. Etc. Etc. Etc. ;-)

My high school role model/icon, to whom I am still grateful for making me want to be a strong, kickass chick: Buffy Summers