Julie Zantopoulos is the author of A Curse in Ash, an adult contemporary fantasy novel. She was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and runs a successful YouTube channel called Pages and Pens where she discusses books and documents her writing journey. She graduated with a degree in Psychology from Cabrini College and is a huge nerd for "bad" SyFy movies, The Labyrinth, LOTR, and most recently, thrillers. She can be found at JulieZee.com and @according2jewls on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.