Veteran funeral director, embalmer, and lifelong bookworm, Louise Pachella educates and entertains people about dead bodies and funerals. She dissects macabre topics on her blog, Read in Peace, and is the author of the free PDF resource “Last Words: A Glossary for Death and Funerals.” Louise has several other nonfiction works in progress, including an adult activity and coloring book explaining the funeral process. She plans to create webinars to help writers accurately portray death in their work. Louise lives in Los Angeles, California.