FAQ

Q: Where are you from?

A: My mom’s family is from a teeny tiny town called O’Donnell, Texas, and we lived there for a bit before moving to Lubbock, Texas where I lived until I was 19.

Q: Where do you live?

A: I currently live in Austin, Texas. I’ve also lived in Winter Park, Florida, and Dallas, Texas.

Q: Where did you go to school and what did you study?

A: For my undergraduate degree I went to Texas Tech University and majored in Creative Writing. Four years later I enrolled in graduate school at the University of North Texas and earned a Master’s of Education in Teaching.

Q: Do you have a significant other, pets, or children?

A: My partner and I met when we were teenagers and have been together for 15 years. We have a pitbull/hound mix named Gambit that we adopted from Austin Pets Alive after Hurricane Harvey and an aussie-doodle named Storm (yes, after the X-men characters). We do not have kids.

Q: What’s your day job?

A: I’ve been writing full-time since August of 2020. Before that, I was an ESL teacher.

Q: What do you write?

A: I write across genres and age categories but all of my books explore identity, mental health, and Mexican/Chicane culture. My characters often find themselves straddling two different worlds, which comes from my experiences as a mixed-race person and adoptee. Writing is also how I remember so I often incorporate memories and anecdotes from my real life. In my books you’ll also find dual and multi POV and lots and lots of food. My heroines love to eat and often do their best brainstorming over tacos.

Q: What’s your favorite food?

A: Tacos.