Damsel Distressed (37 page)

Thank you, Jenny Zemanek, for your incredible cover designs. They so perfectly symbolize what I could never put into words.

Jessica Sinsheimer, my agent and friend, I am so grateful for your guidance, protection, and creativity. Thank you for being collaborative, kind, and brilliant. Please give extra squishy hugs of gratitude to everyone at the Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency.

And to Daron, my best fress, my mame, my rock star, my partner in crime, my cutie-boy-with-theheart-of-gold, I can only say thank you for never doubting me for a second. Thank you for telling the musical part of Imogen's story with me, and of course, for basically writing the whole book.

About the Author

K
elsey Macke has been creative for as long as she can remember. Her formative years were spent writing songs and horrible poetry, and she mastered the art of drama queenery at a very young age. When she's not writing, she's usually working on music with her husband, Daron, as part of the folky indie-pop duo Wedding Day Rain. Her YA debut,
Damsel Distressed
, combines a powerful story with original songs in a mixed-media project that sets Kelsey's hyper-creative heart all aflutter. She is represented by Jessica Sinsheimer of the Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency.