Nascha A. Joli

Nascha A. Joli was born and raised in Harlem, New York City. She grew up in the Sugar Hill section of Harlem where she was educated in the New York City public school system. Ms. Joli graduated cum laude from the City College of New York, with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in English.

Nascha discovered her love of books at an early age and began creating her own stories and plays at the age of five. She spent many hours in the New York Public Library absorbing as much as she could and developed her craft over the years. She began sharing her work with others in middle school which helped her to further develop her confidence and writing style.

After college, Nascha began writing and editing professionally for various online publications and independent media firms based in New York and California. Nascha’s articles have appeared in various online publications including Suite 101, About.com and eHow.com. Many of her articles have been quoted in other online publications and have also been translated into many different languages.

At the same time, she continued writing creatively; having some of her fiction and poetry published in anthologies. She began working on her debut novel in college while also studying literature and film. In addition to writing literature, Nascha also writes plays and screenplays.

Nascha’s debut novel, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, the first in the La Rue book series is now available here on Amazon.

Nascha can also be found online at www.naschajoli.com.