Cindy R. Wilson was kind enough to write a guest post for me about the representation of mental illness in YA. As someone who suffered from undiagnosed anxiety for years, this is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. As I read Paper Girl, I am struck by how much a book […]
Author: Cindy R. Wilson
Cindy R. Wilson is a YA speculative and contemporary author whose own struggles with anxiety disorder inspired her to write a story with a real-life topic readers can relate to. She lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and loves using Colorado towns and cities as settings for her stories. She’s the mother of three girls who provide plenty of fodder for her YA novels.
When she’s not writing, you can find her hiking some of Colorado’s tallest peaks, reading, or listening to playlists she’s created for her next story idea.