About
SO YOU'RE HERE... NOW WHAT?
Thanks for taking some time to visit my website! I'm hoping that at least something here is *mildly* intriguing to you! I have been writing ever since I could remember, so I decided to make a career out of it. I graduated from the University of Central Florida's Writing and Rhetoric program in 2024, and this gave me the push I needed to fully get back into my passion.
It's funny how little I actually knew about writing at first. In high school, I was convinced I was going to be a master of novel-writing, and as exciting as it sounded at the time, I never fully connected with the genre. I thought that this was the only 'acceptable' writer's pathway and became discouraged over the fact that I wasn't the next iconic novelist.
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Then college happened... and boy do I thank each and every one of my professors for empowering me in the way that they did. Throughout my studies, I was exposed to comics, zines, personal essays and more, and seeing these mediums uplifted for how rhetorically rich they were gave me the confidence I needed to embrace my craft. I was so focused on thinking a famous fiction writer was the only acceptable identity that I completely overlooked my niche, and more importantly, the value that all texts hold.
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I really owe a big part of my identity to the professors I had, had it not been for their influence, I am not sure if I would have continued creating. The biggest lesson they taught me was the power of authentic voice and expression, which was my main goal all along, even before they shared their wisdom with me! (Also, HUGE shout-out to my Rhetoric of Comics professor who taught me the power "messy" art can have- this seriously helped me to embrace my power to make meaning out of my scribbles.)
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I'd consider myself now to be a master of the 'mutt genre,' where I blend several means of expression to reach my audience. Connecting with this power gave me the creative liberation I needed to fulfill my goal- to leave an authentic piece of my voice behind in this ever-changing world. Even if I never become famous, I will still be happy as long as my works connect with the right person at the right time. With this being said, please enjoy exploring this window into my imagination!
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THIS IS ME!
ALSO ME (but dressed as my character "hazel")
OH WORD? SOMEONE ELSE IS HERE TOO... Meet emily, my lovely partner and co- author!
Emily has been writing for quite some time as well. She's got a knack for poetry and writes the Starcrossed Sapphics zine with me! Oh and by the way, she's a published author of research too! I could go on about her all day, but I should probably let her take over!
The real knight and witch!
Heyyy Emily here. I have always had a passion for writing. When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up to be a writer, but writing novels intimidated me. It wasn’t until my senior year of high school where I discovered my love of poetry by reading Emily Dickinson and learning about the different styles of poetry. I had the opportunity to write my own poem for an assignment at the end of my senior year. I always thought writing and finishing a story was daunting, but while writing that poem I realized that my brain processed information through poetry. I liked the idea of manipulating structure and language to create meaning that was not originally there. As a psychology major who was used to technical essay writing, poetry became my way to blend my emotions and storytelling flair with what I was learning in psychology. My own journal is a blend between written entries and poetry. Just like the knight, I process my emotions through poetry and storytelling.
It wasn’t until I started dating Santana that I decided to publish my poems. I always said that my poems were not good enough or professional enough to be published. My poems were just for me to write in the dark and were never going to see the light of day. Santana’s writing and comics inspired me and we started to share that creative spark together. I am happy to share my lens of the world with you. Starcrossed Sapphics actually originated as a bedtime story I told to Santana. I thought it would be fun to blend our passions and create zines based on the story. We enjoy writing together and I get to try different styles of writing. Believe it or not, I write a lot of the characters too. Through my work on Starcrossed Sapphics, I have been inspired to create and write more. I can’t wait to publish my first ever book of poems.
Starting Dancing Dryad Comics with my love has been a dream come true. It takes both of our skills to run and grow this business. I hope you enjoy our work :)