MarLa Yan is from a small town in Southern California. She graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Arts in English degree. Her creative soul & love for the arts has been her motivation and driving force in the world of publishing. Writing has always been a huge passion and MarLa takes inspiration from children’s book authors such as Barbara Park, Laura Numeroff, and Norman Bridwell, as well as novelists such as R.L. Stein, Stephanie Meyer, Danielle Vega, and many more. Learning never exhausts the mind, it’s a lifelong process and she looks forward to learning more each and every day.