My passion for the natural world is what inspires much of my writing. I grew up reading the arctic stories of Jack London, and I enjoy the prehistoric world of Michael Crichton. Most of all, though, I love the boundless vision of Michael Ende, author of The Neverending Story. When I write, I try to create a world that the reader wants to stay in, that stimulates thought as well as imagination, and that gives people something they can take with them.