Valiance Kristine is a 20-year-old YA author. She likes to write about the underdogs; specifically the ones who struggled to get through high school or had a difficult time dealing with life's spontaneous curve-balls. She's all about creating characters who-like a lot of teens-have dysfunctional families, mental illnesses, or drama going on in their lives. But just because they have those things going on doesn't mean that they can't also go on adventures or fall in love. When she's not writing, she's making YouTube videos, writing music, or reblogging photos on Tumblr that inspire some of the various scenes in her books. And if she's not doing any of those things, she's drinking coffee.