She wrote and directed the film Dream for an Insomniac, featuring Ione Skye and Jennifer Aniston, released in 1996.
She has previously lived in New York City and Boulder, Colorado, and now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Her novel writing career began after her screenwriting/directorial debut, with God-Shaped Hole (2002) and How to Kill a Rock Star (2005), both from Sourcebooks Landmark.
Sidney Sheldon has praised her sophomore novel, saying it has "Wonderful characters wrapped up in a story that moves like an express train".
[2] She is one of the owners of the Indie music record label Bright Antenna,[3] which has released music by Sports Team, Middle Class Rut, PREP, The Wombats, Fana Hues, Roman Lewis, Wilderado, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Flagship, In The Valley Below, Beware of Darkness, Jimmy Gnecco of OURS, and Cheerleader.