Bridie Blake spent her childhood dreaming of escaping up the Magic Faraway Tree, her teen years lost in the angst of many a YA novel, and her twenties waiting for her chosen one journey to begin. Her imagination eventually spilled onto the blank pages in front of her and creating stories became as important as drinking coffee. Bridie lives, daydreams and writes in Melbourne, Australia with her cat Mac and dog Poppy, or as she calls them, the real-life Garfield and Odie. When not writing all the words, she works in administration and dreams of writing the words. She's happiest at her computer, coffee in hand, Tim Tams on standby and Taylor Swift on repeat. Bridie is the author of YA Contemporary novels, A Distant Voice and Until You. Discover more about her at www.bridieblake.com