Creative Writing Bachelor Degree from UC Santa Cruz. I've been writing since I was a kid. I'm also a songwriter and musician in a heavy metal band. Major influences include Bernard Cornwell, Joe Abercrombie, George RR Martin, JRR Tolkien, Stephen King, John Grisham, Don Winslow, Michael Connelly, Scott Lynch, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Ernest Hemingway, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Kerouac, Ray Bradbury, Susanna Clarke, and more! I love fantasy, historical fiction, and thrillers/mystery/suspense.