I have been reading and writing for what seems like my whole life! In middle school, I realized I wanted to write historical fiction someday. And while I took creative writing classes in high school and college and beyond, it wasn't until 2000 that I began writing seriously toward publication. My first historical novel was published in 2011 by Bethany House—a dream come true! But it wasn't the first novel I'd written. It was the 5th. Over the course of 10 years. Now it's 10 years after publication and I have 4 novels and 2 novellas to my name. Or rather, to the name Anne Mateer. But now—in 2021—I begin the process of returning to my given name and re-releasing those books with new covers. I love history and fiction. I love my family and friends. I love to read and talk books with other readers. But most of all, I love Jesus. He continues to transform my life to look more like His.