Amanda Linsmeier has been a book nerd as long as she can remember, and it was that great love of reading?especially R.L. Stine novels and fairytales?that eventually brought her to writing her own stories. In high school, she won the class vote for ?Most Romantic Girl? , a title she's ridiculously pleased with. Amanda is the author of Six of Sorrow and Starlings. She feels most joyful when writing, scream-singing her favorite songs, playing in the water, and laughing with her beloved family. She lives in a small house surrounded by trees and cornfields, with a man who smells like maple syrup and woodsmoke. Together they have three wonderfully wild children, a dog, and an assortment of half-feral cats.