Alyssa Scheidemann grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and moved to Florida when she was 15, where she currently resides.As a poet, writer, and author, she always loved reading poetry an...view moreAlyssa Scheidemann grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and moved to Florida when she was 15, where she currently resides.As a poet, writer, and author, she always loved reading poetry and books all her life which led to her love of writing, especially poetry and stories.Alyssa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and a minor in Interdisciplinary Studies from Florida Gulf Coast University, along with a focus in creative writing. She also holds a Master of Arts in Mass Communications - Global Strategic Communications from University of Florida.She's had many articles published on Hubpages.com, and in a local magazine (now defunct) called Pulse.Her first poetry book is Seasonal Lives Poetry Collection: With Me, released on June 16th, 2011 (in print version).Alyssa's Children's book series is The Allegra Series. The first book is The Enchanted Forest and was released on September 19th, 2012 (in print version).She is currently working on other future book projects.view less