A native of Portland, OR, Kaitlyn Andersen has a degree in psychology and creative writing from Oregon State University. Her studies have helped her to create believable characters and explore the effects of mental health in science fiction and fantasy. Since graduating, she has had writing featured in the Oregonian and 101fiction.com. Reliance, her debut novel, is the first in a trilogy.
I’m a 32 year-old writer and this is my first blog post…ever. Crazy, right? The truth is, I’ve found that I’m a lot more comfortable writing fiction because I can casually embed my opinions into my characters without outright saying what I think about hot button topics (which feels a whole lot less vulnerable than the latter). So let’s start small and set our expectations a few inches above the fl
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