Laurel Cherish Belanz graduated from Brooklyn College with a BFA in Creative Writing. Recently, she completed the COOP Digital Marketing Apprenticeship where she learned skills such as VLOOKUP, Google Analytics, and Resume Writing. Currently, she is working as a Cashier at Stop & Shop. Ever since she was 12, Laurel has been inspired by one of her favorite authors Barbara Park to become an author herself. Aside from writing and blogging, her hobbies and interests are singing/karaoke, acting, modeling, entrepreneurship, playing mobile games such as Episode and Choices, watching videos by famous YouTubers such as Dhar Mann and SSSniperwolf, and watching General Hospital.