Describe your desk
It's so cluttered I don't actually use it. Nine times out of ten I sit outside on my screened-in balcony and write on my laptop.
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in Arizona and my parents did their best to expose me to literature from a very young age. They also tried to get me in as many school and non-school programs as they could, which I think gave me plenty of experiences to draw from. I've always been really creative, though, and I think my writing stems more from other life experiences I've had than from my surroundings as a child.
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