Vanessa E HowardVanessa E. Howard writes fantastical stories for the young and young at heart. She has been a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, and college composition teacher. A member of the ACFW and Realm Makers communities, she is also a homeschool mom and coop teacher. Her short fiction has been published by Spark, Havok, Twenty Hills, and Quill and Flame. Emmett and the Epic Word Searches is her debut novel. Ms. Howard lives with her family in Central Texas. She can be found on Instagram as writervanessa and at her website vanessaehoward dot com. Read More Read Less