Creative Journey

I've spent my career building worlds—first in gaming, then in fashion, now in fantasy literature. Each project taught me something that led to Godmaker Chronicles: a series that explores how Japanese cultural influence might shape an entirely new fantasy world, with the authenticity that comes from understanding both the source and the transformation.

Like many fantasy authors, I cut my teeth writing fanfiction—and yes, you can probably find my old Sailor Moon stories if you look hard enough. But my professional world-building began at Riot Games, where I spent years as a Product Lead crafting some of League of Legends' most beloved universes.

I worked on Immortal Journey, bringing Asian fantasy themes to millions of players worldwide. I helped develop Coven, exploring dark magic and mystical themes. And I was part of the team behind K/DA, a project that became a global cultural phenomenon and even inspired Netflix's K-pop demon hunters.

After gaming, I pursued another lifelong dream: fashion design. My company Stellari successfully crowdfunded premium fashion pieces, teaching me how to build and nurture a creative community. (Stellari now serves as my publishing company—full circle!)

Six Years in Real Japan

I didn't just visit Japan—I lived there for six years across three very different prefectures: rural Shimane, suburban Saitama, and metropolitan Tokyo. I worked in the Political Section of the Japanese Mission to the United Nations, giving me insights into Japanese diplomacy, culture, and the complex systems that shape society.

As an Asian-American woman who grew up in the Midwest in the 1980s, living in Japan was both a homecoming and a culture shock. These experiences of cultural transmission, adaptation, and transformation inform how I approach cultural influence in my fantasy worldbuilding.

My International Relations degree focused on Japanese culture, but living there taught me how cultures actually influence each other: not through surface aesthetics, but through deep structural changes in language, politics, social systems, and thought patterns.

Adult Fantasy for the Shojo Generation

I wanted to write the adult versions of Fushigi Yuugi and other 90s shojo anime that shaped my imagination—but with real political intrigue, mature themes, and thoughtful worldbuilding. What if magical worlds were shaped by cultural influence the way Romance languages spread across Europe, or how Chinese characters became part of Japanese writing?

Godmaker Chronicles explores a fantasy world where Japanese cultural influence has fundamentally shaped society, politics, and magic systems—not as decoration, but as deep structural elements that create entirely new possibilities. It's about cultural transmission, transformation, and what happens when different worlds truly influence each other.