Hi. My name is Brie and I'm a writer. I finished my first book in 2014 and my characters won't stop talking to me and force me to spill words out of frantic fingers across a keyboard. Sometimes my own fingers.

I'm a mother of a polite, 5-year-old monster, and wife to a sailor. I served in the US Navy as a cook for eight years. I'm from the northwest but live where ever the military takes my family. When I'm not working on my book, I'm working on my writer's blog. When I'm not writing period, you can find me behind a sketchbook, a camera, naked and off-key while showering after my workout with a Beachbody program.

I've struggled with image most of my life and found sanctity in fitness. I used to be overweight, but when I made myself a priority, I regained my image and confidence.

Losing weight did not inspire me to write my first book. My dog did. After the tragedy of my neighbor running him over, I had to fight for my passions. I had to finish my book. I write my writer's blog to help others achieve the same goal, hopefully they don't have to push themselves out of the ashes like I did. I hope they just kick themselves in the butt to get it done and don't wait for life to happen, but make life happen. I don't claim to know everything. Obviously, because I have nothing published. I want my journey, and the knowledge I've obtained so far, to inspire others that follow similar passions.