I earned a B.A. in English and Creative Writing at Stanford, where I studied with John L’Heureux and Ron Hansen. I’ve worked as an editorial assistant at Washington Square Press/Pocket Books and as a freelance writer. I’m a member of the Authors Guild, and in recent years I’ve developed as a fiction writer through workshops with Stanford Continuing Studies and The Writers Grotto. As a native Californian and a longtime resident of the Bay Area, my exploration of the Gold Country over the years also informs my work.