I am an author from a small town in Virginia who entered the field with big dreams and bigger ideas. I've loved reading since I was old enough to hold a book, and I've written for nearly as long. My influences are very diverse really. Largely I name Stephen King as one of the top influences in my life, as well as Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley and Charles Dickens, just to name a few. I write stories that really make me feel something, and everyone I've spoken to says they feel the same thing when they read them. That is important to me. If I can't paint a good picture and get the emotio more...
