Yes. I served in the US Air Force for 5 years. During that time, I finished my Bachelors of Science in Psychology. (Hence why Ares has attachment issues, Apollo likes mind games, etc.).

Unfortunately, I suffered an permanent injury so my career ended sooner than it should have. I was medically retired in September 2024.

But hey… new adventures!

I didn’t originally want to. My dream was always to become a screenplay writer or producer/director. In college, I was a Psychology and Film double major.

My teachers in middle and high school, as well as my professor in college, told me to try out writing, but I never believed in myself.

Then one day, I woke up and was like fuck it. Let’s try it out.

Since I was a film major, I know blocking and staging. So having that background, I write my scenes as a script, then go back and change the prose into narrative format. If I try to initially write in narrative format, I get writers block—my mind moves faster than my typing, script formatting is easier to keep up.

Also, anything that pops into my head I write it down immediately. Meaning my drafts have absolutely no filter. Now, whether or not certain parts make it into the book depends on whether or not it serves the plot. Eventually, I’ll release a director’s cut of all my unreleased shenanigans.

I was a loner as a kid growing up. And what do loners do? Think. A lot. I was slightly unhinged at 16 years old and obsessed with hot bad boys. I was also obsessed with Greek mythology. Put two and two together, and you have a recipe for a story that a minor should not be thinking about.

Hmm. Not sure exactly. I just love Greek myth and how messy it already is. I feel like the characters write themselves… sort of. I just like to add sarcasm, no fucks given, and family drama into the mix. After I left the military, I decided to take my love of Greek mythology and combine it with politics and militaristic operation. Love and war… infinite opportunities of chaos.

Eventually, I will do the same with Norse mythology **wink wink**. Athena did warn in her lesson that they weren’t dead. I wonder how the myths will play together.

I’m sure everything will be very… civil.

Yes, I have a warning in each book. Why? I believe in consent… and a well-lit warning that I will not have a filter.

Favorite part is the brainstorming and writing.

Least favorite is everything that comes after—editing and all of the legal paperwork (i.e., ISBN, LCCN, copyright).

I’ve always liked third person. I don’t like how first person is limited with the POV’s perception of another character. I don’t care much for biased interpretation of characters, I care about facts.

Also I feel like I can accept the miscommunication between characters better when I know the truth of the story.

Lastly, world-building. My world is far too big to capture fourteen gods and one Phoenix in first person.

Yup. Author and mom of one. 24/7, no breaks. (Fun fact… sometimes I dream of new plots, wake up, and have to write it all down before I forget).

Vellum. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Thing is a godsend. Like magic. I write plot. It fixes format. I get to have fun.

JUST WRITE. Don’t think about if it sounds good. Throw whatever idea pops into your head. The best catalyst for creativity is to let it run unhinged.

Also, don’t have plot holes and know where you want your story to end.