Autumn is a travel and fiction writer currently based in Maine where she lives with her husband and lovable Cairn Terriers in a cottage she and her husband built in the woods. Her work is featured on the adventure travel website No Map Nomads where she is the co-editor and writer (and also known as Weifarer). Her writing blog is at www.AutumnWriting.com, where she talks about the world of her books. She is also a member of Guild of Dreams, which features her blog posts as well as those of eleven other fantasy writers. She is an indie author with several books available: the adventure fantasy trilogy on elemental magic, the Rise of the Fifth Order. Book one is Born of Water, book 2 is Rule of Fire, and book 3 is Spirit of Life. There is also a Novel Companion to Born of Water to explore the world of the books in greater depth. She has plans for many more novels and several in the works. Check out AutumnWriting.com and her Facebook page for updates. With a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University in Studio Arts and English, Autumn once considered a career in illustration. After a few years of selling paintings while working as the manager of a gallery and custom framing store, a party and fine gifts store in Virginia, working retail at a gourmet kitchen store, being the head embroiderer at a college clothing store, and finally waitressing for a year, she decided to head back to University. After two years of intense science courses, this career path change led to a Master of Science degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences from the University of Maine in Orono. Since graduating with her M.S., Autumn has worked for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. A wanderer at heart, Autumn's desire to travel has led her to France while still in high school, a year abroad in Manchester, UK which led to excursions in Wales, Scotland, Ireland and around many parts of England, and more recent trips with family to Mexico, the Caribbean, Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, and four Canadian provinces. She has plans for many further adventures both real and fictional.