Kecia A. Johnson was born and raised and still resides in Gainesville, Florida. Inspired by her experiences with students as a middle school reading teacher, K-12 writing coach, and elementary and high school media specialist, she decided to explore storytelling and creative writing. She was drawn to students who were reluctant to engage in literacy activities because they struggled in those areas.The encouragement from five friends, support from family, and divine inspiration led her to write and publish The Kiojah and Lee Book Series. The first two books in the series are Don't Bring Me Bad News (Book 1) and Can You Handle the Truth? (Book 2). The accompanying series for educators is The Run to Win with Kiojah and Lee Initiative.She hopes her books will give children positive experiences with literature, a good laugh, and something inspiring to talk about.She holds a BS in journalism and an MA in mass communication with concentrations in writing for print news and multimedia storytelling from the University of Florida.