I am a writer living and working in Portland, Maine… where the food is as good as the beer, the people are friendlier than the weather, and the ocean is closer than the Interstate.
I grew up in rural Maine and left to attend Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. A job at a small branding agency in the East Village introduced me to the possibility of a career in creative writing, though initially I pursued marketing and graphic design when I returned to Maine. My eventual transition to stay-at-home-mommy left me searching for a new creative outlet, and I began writing fiction. As time allowed (that is, as my stay-at-home-mommy job became less all-consuming) I took on freelance copywriting, editorial, and layout jobs. Currently I am a columnist and regular contributor for Maine Women Magazine, and I hope to add YA fiction author to my resume sometime in the next decade.
Things I devote non-writing time to include: hiking, travel, drinking coffee, eating locally, shell hunting, thrifting, worrying about climate change, and anything crafty.