Ishara Deen, author of God Smites and Other Muslim Girl Problems, is also a copywriter and grad-school dropout. She did finish a Master’s degree in World Lit, but still prefers a good mystery, fantasy, or romance over “literature.” A hobby-collecting nerd – the latest of which are archery and bass guitar – her goal in life is to write and publish what scares her, because it’s likely to scare the people that put that fear in her even more.