Warm regards! We're very excited to learn more about you. So first of all, tell us how you stumbled upon Wattpad and when.

I first found Wattpad when two of my closest friends, LlynWildr and ashulman19, insisted that I join and publish my writing. XD I've been on Wattpad for a year now!

Why did you decide to join The Cryptic team?
I love dark fiction and making covers for it, so I was really excited to be invited to join the team!

What compels you to pick up a pen and scribble down your thoughts? Is there any inspiration or motivation that you'd be willing to share?
Honestly, I often lack motivation, but I try to always write down ideas as they come to me. I love figuring everything out and seeing the puzzle pieces of a story click together, so that's my main motivation.

You're a fantastic designer. What brought you to enjoy it so much? Oh, and how did you get to be so amazing?
I used to draw digitally so I guess I've always like digital art. I really fell in love with graphic design in the beginning when I was still using the Wattpad cover-maker app. With the help of many, many other fantastic designers, I gradually began to improve!

In regard to things you've written, do you have a favorite? What feelings does it bring when you look back on it?
Hm...my favorite piece that I've written is probably one of my random outpourings of thoughts and words. I find it hard to stick with one story, so I tend to write short essays about a particular topic that I'm passionate about. There was one on friendship that I'm quite fond of :)

What part of writing do you find the simplest, and what aspects do you struggle with, if any?
I struggle on everything, but mainly motivation XD

What do you consider advantages and disadvantages of being an author and designer?
Being both definitely helps me consider things from an author's point of view whenever I'm making a graphic!

Is there any funny memory of yours you would like to share with us? We won't tell anyone, maybe.
That one time where @shadowsleek and I snuck into Alli's house XD

Besides your own masterful creations, do you have any books you couldn't put down?
OH MY GOODNESS SO MANY!! I just The Mermaid Hypothesis by A. V. Geiger, which was amazing <3

What's your favorite, designing or writing?
As of this moment? ....designing

Who's your favorite author and/or idol?
@seventhstar is goals <3 the beautiful cover you see below for Stolen Minds is by her!

Besides writing and graphics, what do you do in your free time? Do you have any hidden talents that you've kept from the world?
I sleep. A lot.

Tell us about your journey and growth as an author.
There's not much to tell, to be honest. I started writing when I was in sixth grade and kept writing until around 9th grade, when I started drowning in a pile of homework and lost motivation. Now, I only periodically update.

So, are there any new projects you're working on?
Nope. I plan on entering into @PennyWithaney's Glass Slippers contest but I need to find time first.

The most awaited question of every young reader, do you have any childish habits? Are you proud of them or embarrassed? Do you like chocolates or cartoons?
I LOVE CHOCOLATE *runs after chocolate* MINE MINE MINE

What do you prefer, sweet or salty? Why?
depends on the time of day...afternoon? Salty. Night? Sweet.

It was a pleasure talking to you. We hope you progress by leaps and bounds and continue to entertain us with your masterful words.

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"One girl, one choice, and a thousand lives at stake.

In a world where one's eye color and corresponding level of magic dictates their caste, a tyrant King with gold eyes, the highest tier, has conquered all but one Kingdom. With his magic, he is unrivaled, except by one girl.

Alira is the only other with golden eyes. With the ability to steal minds, she is the most deadly individual alive. Powerful. Lethal. And utterly broken.

When Alira is captured by the tyrant King who conquered her Kingdom, she expects to be horrifically tortured and killed.

But in a cruel twist of fate, she is given an impossible choice that forces her to choose between saving her people and enslaving thousands of innocent people. As she struggles to decide what to do, she discovers secrets that shatter her entire image of Aslandiya and herself.

With darkness coming closer to consuming her with every choice she makes, will Alira be able to stop herself from becoming the monster of her nightmares?"