An avid book reader as a kid, I always loved writing stories in my journals. It wasn't until 2017 that I decided to try to write a novel. That was the year that I did NaNoWriMo for the first time. Sadly, I didn't write 50,000 words that year or the three years afterwards, but NaNoWriMo 2020 taught me that I found a story that I really wanted to publish. Rebel (as in She Rebels) is the first book of a seven-part series. Each of the seven books has an inspirational message in it, while also representing the colors of the rainbow. In this series, I wanted to include something to raise awareness for Autism, because sometimes we forget that not everyone has the same reactions to situations. As someone who is very high on the spectrum, I might not know exactly what someone that is very low on the spectrum goes through, but I understand some of the coping mechanisms that are used to calm someone down.

Rocking in place, or listening to music with your eyes closed, using touch to stay calm, having a favorite smell around, humming, or listening to someone's heartbeat are just some of the ways I cope with stress.