Berni Johnson began her career as an author at age six when she crayoned a book about her mom that received a rave review from its lone reader. She surrounds herself with pens, paper, and other writing paraphernalia with an IT job, and spends her free time writing both fiction and nonfiction, researching a wide range of topics, voraciously consuming TV and movies, mindlessly surfing the internet, and doing the bidding of her terrier. Berni holds a BA in English literature and an MA in English with a concentration in humanities computing. But her pup cares not for her stuffy credentials and prizes her treat-giving abilities above all. You can read Berni’s blog and find links to her work at bernijohnson.com.