Mark Johnston is a teacher from Milton, Ontario who is writing for fun.

I was never into reading or writing much as a kid, but I've learned to appreciate novels more since I got out of high school and realized there were books not by Shakespeare. By teaching the writing process to my elementary students, I've come to appreciate it and I now understand the rules much better.

I spent many many hours googling how to write dialogue correctly and when to use indents and all other manner of grammactical wonders. I think I even got some of them right!

After writing my first book as a personal challenge, I found the process very rewarding and decided to share Solar Umbrella with family and friends.

I generally write in the summers since teaching is a lot of work.

I have recently (September 2024) completed a sequel to Solar Umbrella and have begun work on a sci-fi YA novel about a boy who wakes up on a generation ship traveling between the stars.

Peace.