Riane Zháne Williams is a Type 1 Diabetic black college student from Tallahassee, Florida. She has always loved learning about the world around her and prides herself on her prestigious academic achievements. Due to her unwavering ambition, she was able to graduate high school a year early with Summa Cum Laude status. Now, she is enjoying her junior year of college at Florida State University. Riane is currently pursuing a dual degree in Public Health and Chinese with minors in Sociology and International Affairs. She has continued receiving prestigious academic awards and aspires to become a full-time researcher or research professor at a university while also running her company, Lifeline Books.

Riane began writing her debut novel in 8th grade (2018) with the intention of bringing more public attention to the chronic condition she suffers from, Type 1 Diabetes, and to shed light on childhood traumas. Growing up, she faced many struggles with depression and anxiety on top of learning how to live independently with an infamously deadly disease. Riane is very passionate about sharing stories with characters that have similar experiences to hers because she has struggled to find books with main characters that experience life through a similar lens. Celest: Every Day is Closer to the End aims to create a realistic and relatable story that accurately represents Type 1 Diabetes and the struggles of growing up in constant turmoil.