I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal education behind.

I suppose if I was to have to pick a few, Ursula LeGuin would have to top the list. It was while reading her work that I decided I wanted to be an author.

As far as the writing goes, I started telling stories as soon as I could talk, and started writing them down as soon as I could string words together.

When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern dance, or cooking.

I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal education behind.

I have a better internal and intuitive understanding of folklore and myth than science and technology, so in that way fantasy is easier.

Fortunately, many people also enjoy a stand-alone as a sample of something new, like trying the special at a favourite restaurant one night instead of going for the usual.