Born and raised in a south suburb of Chicago, Rietta has always been a storyteller at heart. As a child, she carried around a tape recorder, capturing the worlds she imagined, and by fourteen, she had written her first book.

After earning a B.S. in Exercise Science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, she spent several years as a trainer before rediscovering her true passion—creating. Inspired by the love story she shares with her husband, she penned A Walk to Forever, the first of many books to come.

Now, 14 years, one kiddo, one dog, one cat, and six books later, Rietta is still writing, podcasting, and bringing her creative visions to life through Cosmic Creeative.