Ohioan and Double RWA Golden Heart Finalist Natalie D. Richards won her first writing competition in the second grade with her short story about Barbara Frances Bizzlefishes (who wouldn't dare do the dishes). After getting lost in a maze of cubicles, Natalie found her way back to storytelling, following the genre of her heart --- teen fiction. Natalie lives in Ohio with her amazing husband, their three children and a giant dust-mop who swears he’s the family dog.