Born in 1984 and raised in both North Philadelphia and the Germantown sections of Philadelphia, Yani knew she would be a writer at a young age. Starting with short versions of her own Tom & Jerry stories at only 5, Yani put her skill and talent to use in her grade school classes by writing other short stories to entertain her teachers and peers. Poetry became an interest to her at the age of 13 when she discovered her ability to free-style lyrical flows. Her first poem "Incomplete Dream" was published in University City's High School newspaper, but her rise to small fame in the school came after performing one of her best poetic pieces during a high school talent show, being the only student to receive a standing ovation. Her poem "Why Tyrone Can't Read" is still remembered by students and staff who run into her almost 13 years later. Yani has performed her poetry on the local hip-hop and R&B radio station Power 99FM, and other open-mic nights throughout Philadelphia. Though her ability to combine rhymes and metaphors together comes easily, her desire to become a published novelist was stronger than anything else. She wrote A Thug's Redemption at the age of 15. Yani first became published through Publish America. When seeing her writing career was going no where with that company, she purchased her rights back and began making moves to become self-published. Using the money saved from being a self-employed phone sex operator, Yani went to work with developing her own publishing company, Anitbeet Productions, built and designed her own website and paid for printing and marketing for her debut novel. A Thug's Redemption has been featured on Yo! Raps Magazine's website and Yani has been interviewed by Joey Pinkney for Black Urban Times. It is not only available on Amazon and Kindle, but other online book stores as well as her website anitbeetproductions.net