As a kid, I always had my nose in a book. When I got to university, I couldn’t decide which I liked better - books or biology. So I studied both!
In biology labs, I fell through the microscope lens into a world of intricate, infinitesimal beauty. I became a botanist, studying how mosses are related to each other and how fungi live invisibly inside their leaves (all plants have these!!).
At some point, I realized that I would rather tell stories about science than actually DO science. Now I work as a medical writer and write books about all the weird and wonderful creatures we share our planet with.
I am represented by the marvellous Sarah Stephens at Red Fox Literary.
Fun facts:
My husband and I drove from North Carolina to Argentina in our van that we named Tortuga (turtle in Spanish), traveling through 13 countries.
I love dipping in the cold ocean, especially in winter.
Normally, my family and I live on on Salt Spring Island in a house we built with our own hands. This year, we sailed from Canada to Mexico to live on our boat in the Sea of Cortez, getting booped by pufferfish and spritzed by whales.