CLARISSA FITZGERALD has also written her autobiography Fiery Cocoon: Beyond Loss and Fear, A Transformative Journey to Freedom by Way of Middle-earth. She is an international, multi-cultural author who has studied and worked in film, radio and theater. For the last ten years, she has also worked as a copywriter, consultant, translator and dialect coach in the U.S., Germany and New Zealand. Clarissa currently enjoys living in Redding, CA, with frequent "commutes" to Germany, L.A., and Chicago.