About Me

I’ve been writing my whole life for fun.  Sometimes it’s more fun than others.

I am agented by Susan Velazquez of JABberwocky Literary.

I also write short stories, some of which are available on the internet, journal entries which sometimes become blog posts, notes to myself on post-its, and a junk journal full of other people’s quotes. Oh, and I like to read pretty much anything.

I write speculative YA thrillers and short stories. I love interesting characters in weird situations.  I’m passionate about mental health and self-acceptance, so those themes tend to find their way into my stories.

I have a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling, and I’ve worked as a counselor for people with both mental health and substance abuse challenges. I also spent three fantastic years as a crisis counselor helping people struggling with suicidal or homicidal ideation. My internship was with a hospice, providing grief counseling to people who were dying and people who experienced a loss. These experiences have shaped my stories.

My favorite things in life are my dogs, my cats, reading, writing, and hiking.  I love music and almost always have something playing, but it can range from the Rolling Stones to Taylor Swift, depending on my mood.

Here’s a relatively short and incomplete list of my favorite books:

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, by Bryn Greenwood

Watership Down, by Richard Adams

Watchers, by Dean Koontz

Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

Firestarter, by Stephen King

Where the Heart Is, by Billie Letts

The Forbidden Game trilogy, by LJ Smith

Remember Me, by Christopher Pike

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll

The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum

Beautiful Disaster, by Jamie McGuire

Contact me at doreeweller@gmail.com