Bridget Watson Payne

Bridget Watson Payne is an editor, writer, and artist. After a twenty-year-long career in book publishing, she now works as a freelance editor and creative consultant with authors and publishers. She is the author of seven books, most recently How Time Is On Your Side. She has taught on CreativeLive, spoken at Alt Summit and Creative Mornings, juried for the Society of Illustrators, and been featured on KTVU Mornings on 2, the Tiffany Han Show, Cup of Jo, Swiss Miss, and Shondaland, among others. Bridget’s original artwork has appeared in several art shows and publications. She writes a popular newsletter and is hard at work on her next book. She lives in San Francisco with her family.