Naiya started her writing career at the tender age of 27. Her Dungeon Master asked each player to give him three "hooks" so he could personalize the adventure. Naiya showed up with a stack of papers that had the history of her character's family going back three generations.
Her love of the story and writing was born. During her patchwork career, she's written articles on adventure prep for Dungeon Masters, became a Grand Master DM with the Role Playing Gamers Association. She's even written a few adventures that she's run for friends or the unsuspecting convention goer who just wanted to "play something". She even managed to work for Wizards of the Coast for a time.
On her love of writing and gaming, Naiya says:
"The story is the thing. The story keeps you coming back. When everything is too much, when you can't feel without being overwhelmed, when the world looks bleak, words are always there. Books and games are the escape when nothing else can be. Stories help you feel when nothing else can. No matter what you feel, you're not alone. Whether you rage, cheer, or cry, for one brief moment you're connected to everyone else who has been there. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that?"
And so she writes. Hoping that her stories provide that momentary connection, that moment of shared experience.