Megan Asha Williams (born June 30, 1984) is a Canadian born writer. Williams published her first book, ''Our Interrupted Fairy Tale'' in February 2014, a non-fiction book based on the diaries of her boyfriend

(February 11, 1975 - November 28, 2009) who died from an incurable blood cancer,

multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibody, antibodies. Often, no symptoms are noticed initially. As it progresses, bone ...

. Williams published two children's books (''Don’t Call the Office'', 2016, ''I Don’t Want To'', 2018) with her stepdaughter, Madison Reaveley. In January 2017, Williams started The Self Publishing Agency Inc. (TSPA), based in Vancouver, Canada. Williams and TSPA has published award-winning books for TV and media personalities such as Michael Johnson (The Bachelorette ABC) ''Making the Love You Want'', 2020, Kendall Long (The Bachelor, ABC), ''Just Curious: A notebook for questions'', 2021 Kelley Wolf (The Real World New Orleans), ''FLOW: Finding Love Over Worry'', 2022, Katie Bieksa, ''Newport Jane'', 2017 ''CEDAR'', 2022. Williams married Brad Watt in 2016. They have two daughters.

Biography

Williams was born and raised in

New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the cap ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

and graduated from

New Westminster Secondary School New Westminster Secondary School (NWSS) is a secondary school in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the largest high schools in British Columbia. It includes grades 9 through 12. The school is home to the International Baccal ...

in 2002. Following high school, Williams attended the

University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming (UW) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, ...

on a Tennis Scholarship. In 2005 Williams transferred schools to

Jacksonville University Jacksonville University (JU) is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Located in the city's Arlington (Jacksonville), Arlington district, the school was founded in 1934 as a two-year college and was known as Jacksonvill ...

where she finished her bachelor's degree while playing on the Women's Tennis Team (Div. 1) in the

Atlantic Sun Conference The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and began sponsoring football at the Division I FCS level in 2022. ...

While writing ''Our Interrupted Fairy Tale'', Williams worked at th
BC Transplant Society
in

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

as a Communications Manager. ''Our Interrupted Fairy Tale'' is a non-fiction story told from both Williams' perspective and that of her late boyfriend, Chad Warren (February 11, 1975 - November 28, 2009). The memoir is a collection o
Chad's diary
an
blog entries
and letters, cards and emails exchanged between the two during their courtship and Warren's battle with the incurable blood cancer,

Multiple Myeloma Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibody, antibodies. Often, no symptoms are noticed initially. As it progresses, bone ...

. The book sold hundreds of copies in the first weeks of its launch in British Columbia, presumably due to the TV, radio and newspaper publicity she received (see references). On April 26, 2014, Williams attended her first American book-signing at

Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble Booksellers is an American bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States. The company operates approximately 600 retail stores across the United States. Barnes & Noble operates mainly through its B ...

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

. According to he
blog
Williams sold out her inventory in less than two hours.

Biography

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