I wrote my first story when I was five.

It was about a princess and a horse. So were the next several dozen I wrote in Ninja Turtle-themed notebooks.

I begged for a typewriter for my eighth birthday, and my parents somehow found one. It was a big, brown, clunky thing, and I loved it. Typing came naturally for me, like I’d been doing it my whole life. I typed short stories – about princesses and horses – after school every afternoon. In third grade, while my classmates were learning how to type, I typed out an entire retelling of Aladdin. I got in trouble for not following directions.

I’ve been writing stories when I was supposed to be doing something else ever since. 

My debut novel, Off The Record, and my follow-up, Strictly Business, are available now. Book One in the five-book Political Gain series will release in January 2026.

Here’s to chasing big dreams and telling new stories – even when we’re supposed to be doing something else.