Write Now with Ariel Vanece

Who are you?My name is Ariel Vanece. I am an Author and program coordinator for a higher education institution. I am based in Boston, MA.What do you write?I have a proclivity for taking copious amounts of notes about any and everything. I am constantly writing down things I've learned, names I find interesting, hobbies I want to try, and sometimes ideas I want to see come to a reality. When I was young, my mom signed me up for a spoken word program for middle and high school students hosted by our local black-owned theatre. I spent years learning and growing my sense of story art, but it wasn't until I took a Fiction Writing I class in my freshman year of college where the professor said, "I'm a sucker for children's stories." That I truly began to find my voice and explore the endless possibilities that came with writing children's literature.Where do you write?I write at local cafes and libraries a lot! I find being surrounded by books, and open spaces is where I produce some of my…