Jen Braaksma is an author and book coach. Her debut YA fantasy novel, Evangeline’s Heaven, was published in 2022. She started her career as a journalist, then veered into the classroom as a high school English teacher for almost two decades. Now a book coach, she helps other writers develop and share their stories. She lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her husband (soulmates do exist!) and two daughters (Best. Kids. Ever.).