By the Bones by Erynn Crittenden

Erynn Crittenden was born in August of 1989 to Dr. James Campbell and Ramona Owens and grew up in the small town of Vian, Oklahoma. Homeschooled for most of her education, Erynn soon developed a love of reading and writing, and she used journals and poems to pass the time and record the events around her.  In 2007, she began studying at Northeastern State University and switched majors between journalism, photography, and English. However, financial issues forced her to drop out before she could complete the process.  Still, Erynn never gave up on her dreams and continued to write poetry and other stories while bouncing between jobs. Then, in 2010, she got married and began spinning plans of working for herself.  She achieved momentary success with a photography business but quit that endeavor to open a bookstore. It only lasted a year, but Erynn used that time to introduce herself to the writing community through blogging, writing book reviews, and taking on freelance editing and copywriting jobs for Indi Authors.  However, her life changed dramatically in 2016 when she was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. That diagnosis forced Erynn to endure a year of chemotherapy treatments, and while she is now cancer-free, that year plays a heavy role in her newer writings.  In 2018, Erynn had the opportunity to return to NSU to finish her degree, and she graduated in 2019 with a bachelor's in creative writing and a minor in communication. Now, she's enjoying life by working part-time as a copywriter, writing articles and poems for her website, working on books, and being the mother to an incredible little girl.  To learn more about this author, visit the link above or connect with her through Facebook or Twitter.