-I am a screenwriter, playwright, film director, and novelist. I have a sister, Audrey, an actress, dancer and artist with whom I frequently collaborate (she does the beautiful cover art for my stories). I have a full bio and demo reel on my website.

-My literary heroes: J.R.R. Tolkien, Shakespeare, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lloyd Alexander, Tamora Pierce, Mary Shelley, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman

-Favorite books: Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Prydain, Song of the Lioness quartet, The Immortals series, Hunger Games, Chronicles of Narnia, Abhorsen, the Barsoom series, Frankenstein, Dune series, Earthsea trilogy, Once and Future King, The Stand, Arabian Nights, Scaramouche, Neverwhere, Wuthering Heights, Hellblazer, Sandman