Velora Venn, a 30-something-year old, grew up in the Midwest, although she's lived all over, from the desert, to the tropics, and now in the mountains of Colorado. She knew she wanted to be an author since the first grade, when she started stapling together computer paper to make her own "books" that consisted of nothing other than crude drawings that she had done in crayon or colored pencil. (Even at this young age, funnily enough, she asked her mother to publish her books.) Growing up, she filled up countless notebooks with stories. Secretly, she desired to be the youngest published author of all time, which, like many silly childhood dreams, did not come close to happening. Although she may not have attained this, The White Mantle was written in five months, which, in itself, was a massive achievement for her and something she formerly wouldn’t have considered possible. In addition to writing, Velora also has a deep-rooted love of animals (her favorites being orcas, eagles, ravens, bats, and wolves) and drawing, both of which (like her affection for writing) were absurdly evident since childhood. A lifelong nerd, she's a gamer (World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy, Star Ocean, Journey, Horizon Zero Dawn) and grew up loving Buffy, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Matrix, His Dark Materials, Avatar (both), X-Men, Digimon, and Pokemon. Velora has a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Video Game Art and Design.