About

Born and raised in Michigan to immigrant parents. Grew up reading books like Percy Jackson and any middle grade or YA sci-fi/fantasy novel I could get my hands on. I have a strong belief that world mythologies are some of the greatest world-building (and characterization, in many cases) out there, and the mythology of early India is no exception. It is my greatest inspiration for Astradhari.

• I am a writer
  Growing up, I was a math kid. Math was concrete – there was a right and a wrong answer. On the other hand, any English class felt too subjective. Writing felt too free-form, so I never considered it as something I could enjoy. Yet, I always had stories in my head. They’d brew up asContinue reading “I am a writer”