{"id":2,"date":"2017-10-21T05:23:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T05:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-12-27T16:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T00:42:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=G-8PEZXY75NH\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n  gtag('js', new Date());\n\n  gtag('config', 'G-8PEZXY75NH');\n<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"353\" data-attachment-id=\"1641\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/book-clubs\/kd-profile-photo-coffee-mug\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kellyduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kd-profile-photo-coffee-mug.jpg?fit=353%2C353&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"353,353\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KD Profile Photo &#8211; coffee mug\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kellyduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kd-profile-photo-coffee-mug.jpg?fit=353%2C353&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kellyduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kd-profile-photo-coffee-mug.jpg?resize=353%2C353&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1641\" style=\"width:261px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve loved books and storytelling for as long as I can remember. I was the kid sneaking novels under the covers after bedtime, the student who always left the library with the tallest stack, and the person constantly scribbling half-formed ideas on scrap pieces of paper. <br><br>Writing has always been the through-line. I studied journalism because I wanted a career built around words (and briefly because I thought it might land me at a Formula 1 race\u2014youthful optimism is a powerful thing). While my professional path led me into communications and marketing, storytelling never really let go.<br><br>For a while, though, I let the labels take over. Wife. Mother. Professional. The roles I carried felt so practical and necessary, they quietly crowded out the creative one. Writing began to feel indulgent, like something I could only return to once everything else was handled. It took time to realize that creativity isn\u2019t something you earn back later; it\u2019s something that deserves space alongside the rest of life.<br><br>Once I returned to fiction, it stuck. Hard. I finished my second novel on New Year\u2019s Eve 2018, just hours before my own deadline, and in 2019 my publication journey officially began. My debut novel, <em>Can\u2019t Take It Back<\/em>, was published in April 2020.<br><br>Today, I write stories about relationships, identity, and the quiet moments that change everything. I\u2019m so glad you\u2019re here\u2014feel free to explore, and don\u2019t hesitate to reach out or say hello.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about my lifelong love for the written word &#038; maybe even a few non-writing related tidbits too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129662526,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9iIS5-2","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/129662526"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11832,"href":"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/11832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kellyduran.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}