I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has helped me with my writing journey... You might want to get comfy.
Thank you to my parents who have always motivated me and my pursuit of becoming a published author.
Thank you to my sister for being my toughest critic and my endless promoter.
Thank you to my Amma for supporting me as an author through both words of encouragement and financial assistance.
Thank you to Rene Alexander, Day Khan, and my other friends on WattPad for inspiring me and keeping my love of writing alive.
Thank you to Brigit Hull and Maddison Cunningham for helping me to make new connections and form a club, as well as find the writing spark inside of me.
Thank you to the members of the CBHS Literary Club 2018-2020 for all of the feedback, support, and determination that you provided me which has stuck with me ever since.
Thank you to Amberlynn Hiller for reading all of my drafts of novels and poetry alike, and for seeing my poetry as it is while helping me find more of that certain quality in myself.
Thank you to Brooke Goodwin for beta reading my books of poetry, helping me to develop my poetic style, and for being a great friend.
Thank you to Emilee Burch for being my first monthly patron on Patreon.
Thank you to Alyssa Eck for helping me to always see the truth, even if I didn't always want to.
Thank you to my first boyfriend for showing me the voice I never thought that I'd ever discover.
Thank you to Kelly Ottiano, Jaskaran Dhona, Skye, Alex, Lexy Hernandez, Poppy Saunders, and my other beta readers for giving me an insight to the minds of my audience, and letting me know that I am nowhere near alone.
Thank you to my Writer's Group - Emily Pendergrass, Jesse Anderson, Serena Morrigan, Trinity Gebhardt, Dominik Grimm - for being awesome and amazing people.
Thank you to Sadie Anderson for teaching me so much about marketing, media, and how to run a business.
Thank you to Caroline Hamel for being so supportive in my writing endeavors.
Thank you to Sam and Ben for being the best friends I could've ever adopted and for giving me motivation and encouragement when I'm feeling down.