The written word has always held power over me. I find it awesome that an arrangement of letters can inspire, entertain, cause the heart to pound, the skin to sweat, and enable the creation of stories, those narratives that make up how we see ourselves and the universe.

I am thankful, then, that I spend my time writing, whether it’s a legal brief, a screenplay, or a piece of fiction. And to now share my passion with you. Take my award-winning debut novel, The Reed. After being engrossed in creating my hero, Keb, and her world, I finally get a chance to let the novel loose and for you to add to it. For works of fiction are not completed by the author, but by the reader.