To cut a 75k memoir short: I was first signed by a publishing house in 2015, fresh out of high school on my first query attempt ever. But when they went bankrupt a few months later, I found myself with a half-edited book and dozens of publishing rejections as I desperately searched for a way out of my unfulfilling waitressing job.

I always knew I was meant to be an author: it was a matter of when, not if. But despite knowing my chances of making a full-time living from it were slim, I still couldn't shake the feeling that I had more to offer the world than serving burnt coffees to grouchy grey nomads and only writing on the side.

So when my dream job never showed up, I decided to create it.

After taking a leap into self-publishing, I founded Paperback Kingdom. That same year, I landed my second publisher and went on to become a bestselling hybrid author. I gained experience in various remote marketing positions (including work in a publishing house) which enabled me to help my clients sell 300% more books than the average author, triple their launch day revenue, land speaking gigs and book signings, and sell out in bookstores right out of the gate.

Now, five years later, I'm eight times published, been featured in Writer's Digest and The Write Life, spoken all across Queensland, Australia, coached authors all over the world and make a full-time living from my author brands.