Graduating with a university degree in Psychology, Sociology, and English, Reena worked in the Subtitling Post-Production Division of the Film and Media Entertainment industry for over ten years before deciding it was time to stop putting her dreams on hold and pursue one of her deepest heart desires—becoming an author.

 

Along the journey, she learned how choosing a path that made her come alive not only reconnected her more deeply with her Beloved Weaver, but also cost her everything she used to be, everything she had, and even the people she once thought she could count on—not always because they were intentionally unkind, but simply because they could not relate to what she was doing or the path she was walking on. Yet, even on her toughest days, she knew that embracing the struggle was worth it because she had finally recognized the value of her purpose. The stories, lessons, and epiphanies that arrived through painful transformations revealed why her voices existed in the first place. They became lanterns of light the moment she claimed the joy in her gifted voices of writing, art, and creativity. She learned to wear many hats (all made comprehensible at her Identity Tree) instead of constantly waiting on the timing of those she invited to join her, harnessed every skill, stone, and storm that came her way, and gained so much more than she ever expected—personally, professionally, and publicly.

 

Operating Ink Gladiators Press as an independent one-woman press enterprise, she publishes authors', co-authors, and other contributing voices—no matter their age—even as she works on releasing her own books. She also publishes theme-based anthologies, promotes others through various community initiatives: IGP SHIP (IGPS), Our Earthians Community Group (OECG), Translations Of Hope (TOH), Warrior, You Are Loved (WYAL), The Celestial Sky, The Book Atlas, and The Derecho. Her journey taught her how to renovate many old paths as well as build new ones as her gifted voices evolved even further. Each fearless wing she painted is a direct reflection of her hopeful personality, a love story of scars becoming stars, and her unwavering trust in Christ.

 

A fierce warrior of Light spreading Hope from the flowers in her moonheart, Leonie Belle Hawk is the name Reena uses because through art has saved her more times than she can count. The Weaver gifted her this language when she needed to battle the dark at a young age. Rather than allowing what wounded her to rule her life, she allowed the grace of the Weaver's love to teach her. This artistic moniker combines three names of deep significance: Léonie means “God is my Light” (with the literal meaning of “lioness”) and pays tribute to one of her favorite heroines in Georgette Heyer’s These Old Shades. Belle represents her favorite fairytale character—a bit of an oddity who loves with all her heart and is mad about libraries—while honoring her French roots and the inherent beauty of Art. The Hawk, one of her favorite birds, represents the protection of one's freedom to simply be, reminiscent of the first romantic movie that captured her imagination, Ladyhawke.

 

Through her distinct creative realms—Sleeping Eight (her art worlds), Wild Scribbles (her writing worlds), Fairytale Fireplace (for fantasy, romance, and children's literature), A Bottle Of Sand (for timeless souvenirs), All Things Are Possible (for Biblical heroes, heroines, and couples), and Sitara Sky Station (for her vocals, lyrics, and music)—Reena maps out her soul.

 

Finally, at her RD Portfolio world, she creates a trivia guide for those who follow, buy, or read her work to understand her deeply. She does this knowing most people will interpret her words, art, and creativity through the lens of their own history; but she has made peace with the fact that living aligned with her purpose means others will inevitably see her work as a mirror of exactly who they themselves are, mistaking their own reflection for her identity. Because of projections she had been subjected to—from known and unknown people—she decided to distance herself from those who had made a choice to align themselves with the path of war over peace.

 

While she expresses her heart ink @reenadossauthor since the start of her author journey, she draws a firm boundary around her personal life: all expressions of love—whether in her books, posted on her social media spaces, or daydreamed about in her writings, art, and creativity—are reserved exclusively for her future husband, and she is quite happily single until then.