Olivia Atwater

[1] She submitted her first novel to a publishing company at the age of twelve, but later decided to pursue different careers and continue writing in her spare time.

[3][2] Inspired by British folklore,[1] the Regency fantasy romance novel follows Theodora "Dora" Ettings, a girl who believes she was cursed after a faerie stole half of her soul.

[5][6] Atwater subsequently published Ten Thousand Stitches and Longshadow, which along with Half a Soul comprise the Regency Faerie Tales trilogy.

[7] The novels received positive reviews from Publishers Weekly,[5][8][9] The British Fantasy Society,[10][11][12] Tor.com,[6] Booklist,[13][14][15] and Library Journal.

[3] Reading Pratchett convinced her that her "love of fantasy wasn't lesser in any way" and inspired her to write young adult fiction.