My writing came about after my daughter was born.  I was out of work and besides taking care of her, was very bored with my life.  Having enjoyed live-action role playing games I decided to venture into the online world of role playing.  One character in particular seemed to be very popular.  I wanted to expand on his background and give him some more depth.  I began writing things down and after a while I decided to take it a step further and make it into a book.  I have one published work now and four others in various stages of completion. I've held a variety of jobs, from a simple cashier to a correctional officer.  Currently I am managing my own online art business.  I am also in the process of restoring a small catholic church built in 1903.  It's been an interesting challenge.  I work as a reserve police officer (no we don't get paid for it), run a 48-acre ranch and I'm working through college courses.  As you can imagine things are pretty busy for me. I think two of the writers that have influenced me the most would be Michael Connelly and John Sanford.