I was born in Tokyo, Japan, the daughter of a Japanese language teacher and a Brooklyn native who never recovered from the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles. Because my father was a U.S. Diplomat, I grew up in France and Switzerland before returning to the U.S. when I was about eleven years old.

I attended the somewhat posh Episcopalian St. Agnes School for Girls in Alexandria, Virginia (it merged with its brother school St. Stephen's, and is now co-ed - boo!), which prepared me for the even more fabulous all-girls' institution, Barnard College, in New York.

For six years I worked as a journalist for some well-known networks - AP-Dow Jones, Dow Jones's international news service and CNBC Asia - to report from foreign countries like Japan, Indonesia and Italy. It was interesting and challenging work and I had the privilege of covering important events and interviewing fascinating people. But over time, I realized that there's something a little uncomfortable about asking people questions they don't want to answer. So when a scandal-ridden official nearly put his Rottweiler on me to avoid an interview, I knew there and then, time to do something different...

A former journalist colleague told me that if you can write a screenplay, you can do anything. Personally, I think he's right. If you can tell an interesting story in the space of one and a half or two hours that makes people laugh or cry or gasp in horror, then you've done something amazing. In the fall of 1997, I moved to Los Angeles to attend film school. I learned how to write screenplays, and I write just about everyday. Best of all, I met my fantastic cinematographer husband in grad school. He's from Norway and has a funny accent.

Currently I work as a freelance journalist and copywriter, genuinely interesting work that supports my creative life. I am always fascinated by small business owners and individuals who are pursuing their interests, and I am grateful when hired to write for them - whether it's website text, marketing collateral, or correspondence - because it's always inspiring to be in the company of people who want to make meaning in this world.