Born and raised in Vancouver, BC Canada, and now residing in Bellingham, WA, Amanda is a west coast girl through and through. She earned a BA in Psychology from Simon Fraser University. She earns a living as a virtual land baroness in Second Life, and teaches social media marketing to authors. She has adored reading and writing sci-fi and fantasy ever since 1988 when she discovered the Dragon Riders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey.