Hello, C.R. Ward here What to say, I went to Concord University in Athens WV, where I studied Art.  A couple of years after I graduated with a degree in Graphic Design a friend told me I couldn't write a book--two years later I proved her wrong.  I didn't plan on falling in love with writing so much.  The characters just popped into my head and stuck with me.  They became alive and screamed for their stories to be told.  If I had to say who my influences were I would have to say James Patterson and Rick Roidan.  I like to think of my book as similar to what you might see from the James Patterson or Micheal Connelly, but I think I try to go more with action scenes and dialouge to move the story.  I hope you will check out my first novel, hopefully many more will follow.