She’s a fifth-generation Cajun who has lived in Louisiana for most of her life and graduated from Louisiana State University in Mass Communication.

Her love and heartbreak for the swampy place are evident in her writing. To escape the onslaught of hurricanes and flooding, she moved her family in 2022 from New Orleans to the Queen City of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Kristen honed her writing skills through a decade and a half of creative marketing strategy at agencies, in-house marketing and classes at the New Orleans Writers Workshop.

She lives happily with her husband, daughter and corgi.