Once upon a time, author Alex Marestaing wrote a random letter to the Walt Disney Company asking if they needed any creative help. Fortunately, Disney had mercy on his embarrassing attempt to break into the publishing scene and gave him his first writing job. A lot has happened since then, including four YA novels, an EPIC Award nomination, an honorable mention at the London Book Festival, a stint covering soccer in Europe and the U.S., and fun freelance work for companies such as Lego, Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins and The Lost Angeles Times. Oh yeah, he also speaks at conferences around the country giving people advice such as "Writing letters to random companies isn’t always such a bad idea."