Amanda began writing when she was in her teens, most of it heaped into ratty notebooks that she wishes she could find today. Her first serious writing experience began in her early 20's, while a loved one was deployed overseas. Wanting to have a focus other than worrying, she began writing 'An Eternity of This' on a fan fiction website and gained a following of other Phantom of the Opera fanatics. The loved one came home and life intruded and she didn't write for a long time. After getting her associate's in library services and weathering some major upheavals in life, Amanda decided to finally pick up writing again and finished 'An Eternity of This' and published it. Amanda lives in Indianapolis with her over-sized mutt Dio and her tiny majestic calico, Phasma. She works as a circulation supervisor at a small, public library. 'An Eternity of This ' is her first novel.