After getting a number of short stories published, I decided it was time to write a book - and the result was a pretty wild adventure called 'Dreamshade'. As for major influences - hmmm, where to begin? Stephen King, Clive Barker, Alan Moore, John Wyndham, Michael Moorcock - really, just too many to list. The primary influence for Dreamshade was an article I read concerning those imaginary friends some children are lucky enough to have, which got me thinking: what if those friends weren't so imaginary; and what if those friends had enemies...

Well, a nice lady recently gave me her phone number, and I didn't have to beg. For me, that's a pretty good achievement!