R.K. Finch has fifteen years of professional experience as a designer and manager in the Internet industry, has dabbled in federal politics and currently works and lives near Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Besides Drawing a Blank, Finch has published a book of poetry called The Vastness of My De-escalation, completed an as yet unpublished novel about the life and trials of a Canadian writer and artist, and is working simultaneously on a ghost story centred on a lunatic asylum in Mimico, Ontario, as well as a modern political thriller.

R.K. Finch has a Bachelor's degree in History and Religion as well as a post-graduate diploma in 3D Animation and Design. Finch's articles, essays and reviews have been used in high school curriculum, as well has been the catalyst of much political debate.