Alexa Grave has been writing fantasy for over three decades, though she believes she always has more to learn. Story, above all, compels her to write, her characters dragging her through their tales of love and woe.

She prefers writing dark fantasy, though she's also drawn to humorous, romantic, and horrific ideas. Even poetry calls to her now and then. The genre doesn't matter, just the story unfolding in her head. No matter what, all of her writing embodies a hint of darkness.

Alexa has an M.F.A. in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University (June 2012), and she's a member of Broad Universe and ALLi.

Aside from writing, her life is filled with an ever-growing list of hobbies. She enjoys playing video games on computer, console, and tablet. Her supportive husband is just as addicted to gaming as she is. They also D&D together with their daughters and friends.

Her other interests include reading, drawing, crocheting, cross-stitching, logic problems, bingeing TV shows, and thinking up crazy, insurmountable projects. Too many hobbies, and not enough time.

A lover of cats, she harbors the Trio of Terror, three kitty siblings whose personalities are as diverse as their coat colors. A fourth cat, The Interloper, joined the household recently, terrorizing humans and felines alike.

Alexa's thirteen-year-old goldfish, to the day of winning him at a fair, passed away on July 4, 2006. Until his death, he was the only thing in her life that was older than her love of writing.