I grew up in Queens, New York, but now live in Northern New Jersey with my podcaster husband, film-obsessed son, book-munching daughter, two self-absorbed parakeets, and a well-behaved corn snake. After working in video post-production, children's entertainment, magazine production, and non-fiction writing, the time came to work on my dream job: writing YA fiction. I love world building and creating characters I wish I could meet in everyday life. Well, many of them, anyway; a few are a little too "off," and it would be better for them to stay within the realm of imagination.