Background, hmm. I was born in Maine, raised in Maine, and have fresh Maine breezes running through all my bloodstreams. I grew up surrounded by woods and trees, and all their wonderful, mysterious, earthy influence. I have loved reading my whole life, and have wanted to be an author since I was about four or five. I grew up in a very conservative household, and went to a private Christain school from pre-K to when I gratuated. There was a long stretch in between where I was mainly homeschooled but took classes up at the "real" school, starting from twice a week, and then accumula more...