Vanessa S. is a published author of several books spanning self-help, business, technical, and inspirational genres and a multi-disciplinary creator with years of experience in the creative artisan and maker community, both as a creator and as a consumer.

Her interest in writing about this community comes from a simple place. The stories that matter most to makers are not always the ones that get the most attention. Vanessa is drawn to the fuller picture, the context, the conversation happening around the headline, not just the headline itself.

She writes from inside the community, with the perspective of someone who has lived it, made things, bought things, and paid close attention to how this industry moves and changes over time.

Beyond the writing, Vanessa is an avid traveler who seeks out authenticity in every city, state, and country she visits. She is a die hard Knicks, Giants, and Yankees fan, a photographer, and someone who approaches life through a holistic lens. Music, culture, international flavors, and the kind of travel that leaves you changed are all part of her. These are not occasional influences. They are the lens she intentionally brings to her writing.