Carey BlakelyCarey Blakely is a freelance writer, editor, and author of both fiction and nonfiction.

She launched the Crystal Dystopia series in 2022 with the novel Crossed Odds. Carey has also co-authored two books of nonfiction. Crazy Like a Fox: One rincipal's Triumph in the Inner City (by Dr. Ben Chavis with Carey Blakely) was featured on NPR, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and many more media outlets. Next! A Matchmaker's Guide to Finding Mr. Right, Ditching Mr. Wrong, and Everything In Between (by Barbara Summers with Carey Blakely) was an Amazon Best Seller and a finalist for the San Diego Book Awards. Find out more about Carey and follow her blog, Flourish, at careyblakely.com.