About the Author

Hi! I'm Jessi Elder, an author based in Salt Lake City, Utah. My debut fiction novel will sit on bookshelves later this year! Follow my author journey on Instagram or sign up for my author newsletter.

I am an adventurous, easily inspired, goofy, authentic forest fairy. I wear my heart on my sleeve, ramble on and on about healing, run far distances on trails, and am destined to tell stories. I feel the most me when I'm moving my body outside, especially in the mountains looking out over w i d e, o p e n spaces.

I often return to my writing desk with scattered notes I took on the trail, and I weave them with my big feelings to create stories. When my book is finally in readers' hands, I hope they can feel that its pages were born from the mountains — the magical mountains of the Wasatch Range and the peaks and valleys of life.

Dear reader,

Five years ago, I decided to go back to therapy and seek treatment for debilitating anxiety and a jumble of harrowing chronic illnesses. Amidst my healing journey, I started writing my fiction novel.

Four years ago, I created a mental health blog to write authentically about the joys and tribulations of living with anxiety, chronic illnesses, and a deeply independent and adventurous spirit. I hope that somewhere in my blog collection of emotional, venturesome rambles, you can find a piece that resonates with you.

Three years ago, I quit my unfulfilling engineering job to follow my creative dreams and start a content writing business. Then, I moved 1,500 miles across the country to live where my heart belongs.

This year, I transitioned into a full-time marketing role with my favorite content writing client. And I will finally publish the one creative endeavor that has meant the most to me all this time: my book. Stay tuned…

Happy adventuring!

Jessi