Born in Odessa, Texas, I grew up mostly in the deserts and then mountains of New Mexico. Strongly influenced by my grandmother’s adoration of history, and mom's voracious love of reading, both traits I adopted as my own early in life. Inheriting a work ethic from my father which served me especially well in the manic world of theater, where I started out writing for the stage, first in Denver and then in small New York venues while attending the New York School for Film and Television.