dste has a Bachelor's degree in Writing and has published two short pieces in literary journals. She has been a writer and a reviewer on Wattpad since late 2012, and her most popular book The Girl with the Chikorita won first place in the adventure category of the 2015 Pokémon Watty Awards. 

She's been a member of the Gotta Read Em All club since early 2016 and became an admin several months later. Currently, she holds the role of admin alongside roles as club technician and critic.

Her style of reviewing involves drawing upon all of her knowledge and experience to thoroughly analyze the book. She attempts to pinpoint the greatest strengths along with the greatest weaknesses in each fanfiction she reviews and to provide detailed explanations that delve into core insights about writing. She loves picking up on the deeper patterns that run throughout the work rather than picking apart every little misstep that may truly be a symptom of one larger problem. For the writer of the piece, she hopes to provide insight, encouragement, and a clear path towards improvement. For readers, she hopes to be a source of knowledgeable and unbiased reviews and reading recommendations.

It is her dream to see the Gotta Read Em All club become an invaluable community resource for readers and writers alike. She wants it to be a place where readers can go to find recommendations for the greatest quality fanfics and a force for continuous improvement in the Pokémon fanfic writing community. She wants to do everything she can to help the Pokémon fanfic community become the best that it can be.

Got questions for d_s_t_e ? Ask in the comments below before July 29th, 2017, and they will all be compiled into a special interview. Anyone who still has a question after that date will simply receive a reply in comments.