That’s Me ♡

There are moments that just make you smile.

Recently my MFA thesis advisor sent me this message:

“So I was listening to a back episode of my favorite podcast, Ologies, about bears and I kept thinking about your magnificent plot. I absolutely adore the fact that you’re incorporating wildlife and nature into this teen novel. Too few YA novels include the natural world, in my opinion.”

I smiled and thought - how could I not? It’s me.

It’s in nature and around animals where I feel the most at peace. It’s where I’m the most inspired. I can’t take that out of my writing because it is who I am.

When I first sat down to write my author bio, these words came easily. I didn’t have to think about it. I didn’t have to ask myself what kind of writer I want to be. I know who I am and it’s in every story I write.

𝘈 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩.

That’s me ♡

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