I am many things. An author, dentist, Army combat veteran, fantasy nerd, the best husband ever (don't ask my lovely wife), and dog-dad to four pups. I've done jobs from playing high-stakes professional poker to being a machine gunner in Afghanistan. Through all of it, I have never found anything I loved more than writing and having others escape into the worlds I create. I want to create characters and stories everyone can love and identify with. And hopefully, to one day put down the dental drill and pick up the keyboard full-time.