Julene Johnson

Julene has lived in worlds of the mind since childhood. There wasn't a board game, scooter ride, or friendship she couldn't weave into the imaginary adventures she was constantly living out in her head.

It wasn't until middle school that she realized she wanted to translate imaginings into ink, but once the idea took root, it grew steadily into a dream she knew she'd find a way to fulfill. Stories were written on binder paper, in school notebooks, on whiteboards, on computer files, pretty much anywhere she could find when a story consumed her.

But though she loved crafting tales, her interests grew in other disciplines too. She studied science and worked in tech, developing her pen-craft as a hobby, expecting the time would eventually come to

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