Nurse by profession, storyteller by obsession. After 14 years of caring for patients, I discovered that fictional characters can be just as demanding—but at least they don't call the nurse's station at 3 a.m. A wife, mom, and lifelong daydreamer, I've been making up stories since my teenage years but only recently decided to stop letting them live rent-free in my head. When I'm not juggling patients, plot twists, or family adventures, you'll probably find me cuddled up with a cup of coffee, my heated blanket and a good book.