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For twenty-five years, Middle-earth has held my heart. Here's my love letter to the Lord of the Rings.

Every year, I like to pause and get intentional about where I’m headed—not just what I want to produce, but how I want my creative life to feel. In 2026, my focus is clear: elevating my craft, expanding my reach, and creating work that connects—on the page, on the airwaves, and beyond.

There’s a specific kind of grit that comes from being a millennial who’s doing the responsible thing while also trying to build the life you actually want. It’s not glamorous. It’s not linear. But it’s real. And it’s what so many of us are doing.

By day, I’m a Senior Communications Channels Analyst in corporate communications at COUNTRY Financial: the kind of job where storytelling wears a blazer (with a very specific HEX code color). By night (and let’s be honest, early mornings and caffeine-fueled weekends), I write romance novels: the kind where storytelling wears flannel, flirts shamelessly, and occasionally burns a batch of honeybuns.