Self Introduction (Annie)

I took Dr. Chmiel's class at SLU many moons ago. After college, I spent a few years living in Galway, Ireland, where I met my now-husband.

Last year, we bought a little house on the street where I grew up in North St. Louis County, not knowing then exactly how much time 2020 would have us spending in said house.

I'm a digital marketing strategist by day and write fiction by night. I've self-published and worked with small presses, mostly young adult fantasy about Celtic myth. My first middle grade novel is being shopped now.

But my current writing projects include ... absolutely nothing. 2020 has done a serious number on me, and this class showed up in my Facebook feed at exactly the right time.

As Natalie Goldberg said: "In the middle of the world, make one positive step. In the center of chaos, make one definitive act. Just write." That's what I'm hoping to do these next 8 weeks.

This is me and my Rottweiler—Australian Shepherd mix, Lucy, in matching pajamas at my birthday party (pre-COVID).