C M Neary (Christina Neary) is an Irish author who struggled with reading and writing from childhood until receiving a dyslexia diagnosis at age 29. She has been writing for over fifteen years, and completed a Publication for Creative Writing course at Maynooth University in 2013, a Gothic literature course at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2016, and a self-publishing course at Writing College in 2016. She is the author of the young adult dark fantasy romance Keeper series, the dark fantasy romance Liminal series (beginning with The Burning Wings), the middle-grade Boogie series and Spider trilogy, and the fantasy thriller Raven, published by Michael Terence Publishing. Many of her books are designed to be dyslexia-friendly, using clear fonts, wider spacing, shorter lines and cream pages to reduce glare.