Gigi. M. Waddell is a writer, avid book reader, Sims gamer, and shopaholic. She writes fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction. Her favorite authors range from Toni Morrison to Stephen King and Maya Angelou to Neil Gaiman. Monique decided to take her writing seriously in her early forties and went back to school to pursue her passion. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Georgia State University in Atlanta and her Master of Fine Arts in Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. She is a member of the Atlanta Writers Club. This self-proclaimed nomad has called Ohio, Maryland, and DC home but currently resides in Atlanta with her family. Monique seeks to bring characters of African-American descent into the genres that she loves.