I live in Anchorage Alaska with my wife and son. I own and run a trucking company and excavation company, and write when I can. I have lived in Alaska for over 40 years. I began to write seriously in 1996. I love to write, hike, hunt, fish, fly, work on classic cars and trucks, garden, and build wood working projects. Major writing influences are: Tom Clancy, Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind, J.V. Jones, L.E. Modesitt Jr., Stephen King, Melanie Rawn, Kate Elliott, Robin Hobb, Jean M. Auel and David Eddings.