I've been writing pretty much forever. At the age of eight, I wrote a story about a saber-toothed tiger that encounters a time machine. The story was three paragraphs long. Many years and many paragraphs later and here I am, still writing about weird things. I have a thing for dark lords, dark heroes and antiheroes. I tend to root for villains, because they're usually a lot more interesting than heroes. But they have to be nuanced villains, not totally evil. I love variations on the Beauty and the Beast story, awkward courtships and slow-burn romances. Think "Pride and Prejudice," not 50 Shades. It's all about the relationship! I live with my husband, four dogs and assorted livestock on the edge of the woods above the valley east of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, the Land of Enchantment, a place where the view goes on forever. Kathlena L. Contreras also writes as K. Lynn Bay. You can find my fanfiction at kathyswizards on ArchiveOfOurOwn.org Visit FlyingTigerPress.com Kathlena L. Contreras on Facebook Flying Tiger Press on Pinterest