Hi, my name is Jessica.  I'm 18 years old, currently going to school at ASU.  My inspiration for writing a novel is actually a rather funny story.  It was Christmas break during my freshman year of high school and there was very little to do, so I was reading every book I could get my hands on.  After several books in one week, I came across one that was good, but had become a little bit boring.  So, I jumped up, ran over to my computer and began to write my own way more exciting story.  This progressed for several years, until I was finally calling it a "book" and got contracted with Comfort Publishing in August of 2008.  Now, my book is due for release in June as the first in a YA, action trilogy.  :)