Adventurer! World traveler! Seeker of danger!
OK, not really.
I'm actually pretty much a homebody. My primary interests--writing, reading, computers--have kept me locked inside for a good portion of my life. Wow, that sounds dismal!
I'm a Texafornian: Born in Texas, grew up in California (San Francisco area), but back in Texas since 1997. I attended the University of California at Davis where I received my BS degree in Computer Science Engineering in 1994. I've been a software engineer ever since. But you're not reading this to find out about boring computer stuff, are you? Let's get to the good stuff ...
My first novel, The Hall of the Wood, is traditional fantasy. It's got witches, sorcerers, patrollers (rangers), knights, and bards and it's loaded with action, adventure, and a bit of mystery.
My other novel falls into a sub-genre I like to call "pseudoscience". Still fantasy, but with alchemy, sorcery, and steampunk-lik... [More]