The author, Lucia, is an actress with a small part in the movie A Bronx Tale and Marci X. She studied at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute (1986–1987) in New York City. She studied method acting and ...view moreThe author, Lucia, is an actress with a small part in the movie A Bronx Tale and Marci X. She studied at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute (1986–1987) in New York City. She studied method acting and Shakespeare with teacher Ted Zurkowski. She also studied with David Gideon, who was head of Lee Strasberg with Anna Strasberg. She also writes songs. She studied registered nursing at Felician College, Lodi, New Jersey, which she stopped to become an actress. She is a graduate of the Jose Silva method of mind control, the Forum, and the Power to Unleash by Tony Robbins. She has an ethnicity of Italian heritage and is from the city of Orange, New Jersey, which inspired some of the book. She likes to sing, write, paint oils, and act. She studied ballet at New Jersey School of Ballet (owned by Edward Villella) and Gail Desantis Dance Studio in Orange, New Jersey.view less