Diane was born and raised in central Wisconsin, giving her the love of the wilderness that is apparent in her latest book, THE RARE.

She's a big Marvel fan (sorry D.C. fans). She especially loves the X-Men universe and the variety of superpowers. So much so, her first book, SUPERNOVA, was inspired by it.

A lifelong passionate reader, she has always been drawn to stories that have an element of superpowers or magic. As a writer, her work comes from that place of passion and those elements are often a focus of her own stories.

Along with her love of the wilderness, she decided to write about the difficult subjects of teenage depression and suicide in THE RARE, drawing off her own experiences. These topics are often overlooked, but Diane understands that they are very real difficulties and they need to be handled with care.