I believe I was three when I first started dictating books to my mother, according to her. Seriously, though, I didn't have the idea "I could do this for real" until I reached high school.

I love to write. I like to make people smile. That simple.

Bridget Feblood is an orphan who does her best to keep her feet on the ground to make a living but solid ground is hard to find when everyone you know is hiding something from you and the life you thought you knew was just a veil hiding who you really are. That's the premise behind Priestess Under Fire in a nutshell although I have many twists and turns in store for Bridget throughout the series.

Everything. They're the ones I write for, the ones I wish to share my inner worlds and characters with, and writing would be useless without them.

I only write to make people smile. Possibly laugh if I can get away with it. But if someone comes to me and says "I really loved this character/scene/world" it truly makes all the aggravation worth it.

I have a few different concepts I'm working on: first and foremost, the next Bridget Feblood novel. I'm also planning out a Paranormal Romance series which might tie loosely into Bridget's world and a science fiction novel which quite plainly won't tie into anything.

Chaos. I never know what will spark an idea but I have to be ready when it comes. I might start with a character and build the world and conflict around them or perhaps a situation that then gets detailed. I've read countless books on the writing process and they all have useful suggestions, but I tend to pick and choose according to my mood.

Surprisingly enough, for someone whose entire writing process can be summed up as 'chaos' my desk is extremely neat. I have a place for everything and I keep it that way as much as possible. There's no clutter because I never know when I'll need to lug books out for research or ideas.

There are way too many to list so I'll just share a few: Gail Carriger, Gena Showalter, J.R. Ward, Terry Pratchett, and Patricia Mckillip.

Thinking up different scenarios for my characters, cooking for loved ones, playing GW2 (it's a guilty addiction), and if the weather holds out going for walks to take in nature.