K. F. Whatley's professional writing experience spans twenty years. Starting her journey authoring nonfiction desktop publishing books, then moving into news reporting, she dove into fiction in 2006 - picking up where her teen self had left off. After publishing short items in local literary journals, she made the leap with publication of her first novel in 2018. Based in Eastern North Carolina, with ocean in one direction and foothills in the other, she fills her time with writing for work and pleasure, family gatherings, and gardening.