In real life, Raya is a professional writer and editor. She has worked as a journalist in various aspects of the print media, including newspapers and magazines, as well as for television, radio, and video production (providing shooting scripts for in-house training videos). Her articles have appeared in magazines for children, parents, self-help aficionados, and law enforcement officers.

In the gaming world, Raya began playing EverQuest when it first came out in March 1999 and has continued to play it until recently. She has also played other MMOs such as Dark Age of Camelot, Star Wars Galaxies, A Tale in the Desert 1 and 2 (beta), and currently World of Warcraft. Raya co-led a multi-game guild called Carillon for two years on the Tunare server. A relative newcomer to the electronic media and online gaming networks, Raya worked for Warcry Network News as both senior editor for online content and site manager of the Vanguard Warcry fansite in 2004. She is presently working with Silky Venom, an Affiliated Vanguard fan site, as News Manager and Sigil Liaison.

Raya lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Still an avid gamer, she spends many of her evenings playing her favorite MMO and chatting with friends in-game. Raya is also hard at work on her second novel, which is entering the home stretch; her previous novel (WITCHCANERY) will feature the cover artwork of Tom King and will hopefully be available to the public in the next few months.

MMORPGs - FROM THE FEMALE PERSPECTIVE © 2004-2005 by Raya
"Sister Moya" © 2004 by Amanda Kümmel Magalhães (Elfwood)
"Raya" © 2004 by Acorncupcake
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