Heather Flaherty is a fantasy writer who uses her wild imagination and love of reading to fuel her pen. She loves to create magical worlds that readers can escape to and journey along with complex characters as they uncover secrets and fight the good fight. Heather feels that tapping into our creativity and imagination is the key to expressing our authentic voices and wants to use this strategy to encourage literacy and writing in the community. She hopes to work with the next generation of writers to tell their stories and share them with everyone. Heather's also working on her MFA in creative writing at Southern New Hampshire University. When she isn’t studying, you can find her engrossed in building new worlds for her stories or playing with her pups at home.