Thanks for stopping by! I am most active on Instagram (@acshawya) and have a newsletter through Substack. But if you want to know some facts about me, read further…
My name is Amy, and I write character-driven stories for young adults (both in age and in heart). I believe in and write about nice guys, young love, faith, family, and hope. A few other things you might want to know about me:
- My husband and I started dating when we were 17.
- We have a crabby cat named Callie Bear and two beautiful daughters.
- I would almost always rather be at the beach (but I live in the landlocked state of Tennessee).
- My favorite TV shows are Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Fringe, and The Mandalorian.
- I majored in TV production in college but have somehow ended up in the accounting field for a while.
A few of my favorite books include:
- Young Adult
- The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
- The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord
- The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Septys
- Middle Grade
- Mystic Cooking trilogy by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski
- Classics
- Little Women by Louis May Alcott
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
- Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Non-fiction
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis
- The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
