As a child, I hated reading and would have never thought of myself as a writer, but after falling in love with the Harry Potter series, everything changed for me. I started writing short stories and poetry in my free time and began writing professionally at the age of 16 as a Staff Writer for the Delano Herald Journal. After taking a brief pause from writing to pursue acting, my world came crashing down on me in 2012 with the sudden passing of my mother. I returned to my writing roots to grieve through writing a chapbook of poems in dedication to mother, and it led me back to school, eventually graduating Summa Cum Laude from UCLA with a BA in English. I am currently finishing my first novel, with many more projects on the way!