I'm a hybrid author who grew up in Manhattan, KS (the "Little Apple"), where I sang in all the choirs and wrote for the high school newspaper. I majored in voice performance at the University of Kansas before transferring to journalism school, where no one cares if you can hit a high C or convincingly play a Valkyrie, and became a reporter covering everything from house fires to Hollywood premieres. These days, I write scripts and marketing copy while the sun is out. By night, I write books for young adults. I live in Cincinnati with my family and am represented by Holly Root at Root Literary