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I have been creating strange fictional worlds filled with imaginary best friends for decades. A passion for reading and writing took me to The College of William & Mary for my BA and Old Dominion University for my MFA. As a creator of General Fiction, I also enjoy writing in Romance, Young Adult, and Children's genres. I am an advocate for supporting writing in the community, leading and contributing to workshops and training for all ages of aspiring writers. When I'm not writing or reading, I am traveling, cuddling dogs, or trying to make friends with crows. I live with my family in Northern Virginia.
favorite books
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
The Fiction Writer's Handbook by Hallie & Whit Burnett
True Grit by Charles Portis
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
The Fiction Writer's Handbook by Hallie & Whit Burnett
True Grit by Charles Portis
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan
favorite books
Romance book review for American Royalty
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Perspectives on MFAs and writing education
writing life
Let’s get awkward introductions out of the way
writing life
-Annie Dillard
"She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live."
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