J.C. Chambers III writes about heroic characters doing heroic things in intricate fantasy & science-fiction worlds. He believes that fictional worlds should inspire wonder, that action should be bombastic, and that romance should give you diabetes from the overwhelming sweetness. In addition to dreaming up over-the-top fantasy novels, J.C. passes the time as a professional …
Jared Garrett is a family man, husband, full-time dad, voiceover and audiobook artist, public speaker, game show champion, and the author of contemporary fiction for all ages. At age 17, he escaped from a Scientology-breakaway cult and has worked as a firefighter, BBQ chef, cowboy theater actor, worldwide corporate trainer, adjunct faculty, and a bellman. …
Holli Anderson has a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing—which has nothing to do with writing, except maybe by adding some pretty descriptive injury and vomit scenes to her books. She discovered her joy of writing during a very trying period in her life when escaping into make-believe saved her. She has multiple published books of differing …
John M. Olsen edits and writes speculative fiction across multiple genres and loves stories about ordinary people stepping up to do extraordinary things. His short stories have appeared in dozens of anthologies. He’s also written several novels across multiple genres, including the Polecat Protocol science fiction series (Discovery, Breakdown, Emergence), the Riland Throne fantasy series …
Lance Conrad is an unhinged eccentric who happens to write books. He wanders his native state of Utah, telling stories and imparting unsolicited writing advice to schoolchildren and those too polite to walk away. Doing so has gained him a profession, a letter from the Governor commending him for his efforts in education, three Best …
Brad R. Torgersen is a multi-award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer whose book A Star-Wheeled Sky won the 2019 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel at the 33rd annual DragonCon fan convention in Atlanta, GA. A prolific short fiction author, Torgersen has published stories in numerous anthologies and magazines, to include several Best Of …
D.J. (Dave) Butler has been a lawyer, a consultant, an editor, a corporate trainer, and a registered investment banking representative, and he is now a Consulting Editor for Baen Books. His novels published by Baen Books include the Witchy War series (Witchy Eye, Witchy Winter, Witchy Kingdom, and Serpent Daughter), In the Palace of Shadow …
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