A Writer, Not Just an Author
Janelle was born on January 19 and raised in Southern California. She started writing in the fourth grade, but began writing "Follow" her sophomore year of high school.
She considers herself a "writer" rather than an "author" because the word "author" implies that she only writes books. However, she says she tries her hand at every form of writing when she can.
She lives in Costa Mesa, California and aspires to someday become a screenwriter; she feels as though there's nothing like seeing one's work come to life on the big screen.
A Few of Her Favorite Things
Authors
C.S. Lewis, Edgar Allan Poe
Bands
Flyleaf, Linkin Park, Red
Directors
Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg
Actors
Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr.
Actresses
Scarlett Johansson, Grace Kelly
TV Shows
Once Upon a Time, Frasier
Movies
Coraline, Sweeney Todd, Sherlock Holmes
Books
"The Lunar Chronicles" by Marissa Meyer
Hobbies
Writing, Arts & Crafts
Obsessions
Starbucks and Disney
Did You Know?
Buchmiller means "Bookmaker" in German.
She proudly shares the same birthday as Edgar Allan Poe.
She published her first book at the age of 21, the same age as Charles Dickens when he published his first story, "A Dinner at Poplar Walk."
The "D" stands for Danae, who is the mother of the Greek demigod, Perseus, which also happens to be Janelle's favorite Greek Mythology story.
She is a Daughter of the American Revolution, directly descended from Jonathan James Washington Gillam.