Autumn J. Cruz has always had a huge connection with literature, English, Reading, and Writing. She is someone that can truly say she started out her love for writing young. Having been writing since she was about 8, her first her experience with "publishing" came when she wrote for an anthology in 9th grade. While the anthology was published by Writers in School, a program for young writers, it was made specifically for families, friends and the school. She got her start in writing through fanfiction at age 11 and has been writing ever since.