In 2016, I began my first foray into writing at a professional level. Having just finished high school with no formal training behind me, I plundered ahead, expecting my natural talent to be enough to carry me forward. After smashing local competitions and high school contests, I began the gruelling process of finishing my first novel. It took me over two years, and by the time I finished, and edited, three times, I still felt vaguely dissatisfied with the result. It hadn't come out as I imagined- and I couldn't figure out why. As someone who's never been the right 'fit' for traditional schooling, I bucked the idea of courses and directives and released the novel in the hopes of gaining outsider perspective. While mostly positive, the criticism was where I learned the most. 

Now, in 2022, I have written 10+ novels in the last two years, played with forms, genres, tenses, and have lifted my prose to an international consideration level. With 6 Long-list Considerations, 3 Short-list, 2 Winning Pieces and my manuscripts being considered by major agents, I feel confident in everything I have learned independently and would love to share and help others in their journeys to publication and beyond.

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