Dianne Sylvan, author of the Shadow World novels (Queen of Shadows, Shadowflame, Shadow’s Fall, and at least two more forthcoming) as well as two books on NeoPagan spirituality (The Circle Within: Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Tradition and The Body Sacred), lives in Austin, Texas, the only sane part of the entire state.

She is an unabashed Mac enthusiast, a froofy iced coffee beverage addict, a chronic Twitterer, a seasoned snark professional, a Spiritual Nomad, a shameless Vampire Diaries (TV) fangirl, a happy herbivore, a bit of a moody Scorpio, a sock junkie, a slightly freaky tattooed postmodern hippie, a cupcake baker extraordinaire, and is prone to hyperbole as well as fits of profanity.

When she’s not glued to the internet or writing about vampires, she volunteers as bio writing coordinator for the Dog Marketing team at Austin Pets Alive! and works on developing her upcoming e-course, Becoming a Spiritual Nomad, which will hopefully launch at the New Year.

She collects vegan cookbooks, wacky t-shirts, blank journals, obsessions, and dust. 

She lives with two neurotic cats, Stella and Owen, pictured below.

Obligatory cat picture. Left: Owen of the Wonky Eye. Right: Stella of the Sandpaper Tongue. Seriously, it's like being licked by a baseball cleat.

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