Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born and raised in a small town
in southern Indiana called Spencer. When I am not writing or playing volleyball, I am traveling or spending time with my friends, family, and my cat, Manning. The Garden is my debut book.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Garden is a labor of love that is three years in the making. From sexist bosses to bad relationships, I wanted to create a place that women could find solidarity and encouragement in the times that strength is needed the most. I hope that this book brings as much comfort to those who read it as it has brought me to write it.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I will write in the middle of the night when I cannot sleep. I feel the need to take advantage of the time I have when no one else is awake and love to write when the rest of the world is asleep.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I grew up reading a lot of Junie B. Jones and John Green. This eventually turned into reading Steven King and memoirs by some of my favorite people.
What are you working on now?
I am working on writing more poetry, and hope to create a youth version of The Garden.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
While it’s hard to determine how it has helped my book sales, I enjoy talking to readers on social media and seeing how my work has impacted their outlook on feminism.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write whatever you want! Seriously, write everything you think down because you never know what it will turn into. The Garden was initially a diary of mine that has now been published.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You will regret more the things that you did not do than the things that you did.
What are you reading now?
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am hoping to publish my next book in 2022.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
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