Tag: SPFBO

  • The Friday 13 with Kevin Wright

    Kevin Wright studied writing at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell and fully utilized his bachelor’s degree by seeking and attaining employment first as a produce clerk and later as an emergency medical technician and firefighter. His parents were thrilled. For decades now he has studied a variety of martial arts but steadfastly remains not-tough in…

  • The Friday 13 with Aaron C. Cross

    According to family lore, Aaron learned how to read (or knew, actually) at the ripe age of two years old and proceeded to devour – figuratively, of course – every book he could get his hands on like a literary toddler-aged Galactus. He continued to read and expanded his reach to writing when he was…

  • The Friday 13 with Allan Batchelder

    Allan Batchelder is the author of the Immortal Treachery series, currently at four out of a planned five novels. He’s a professional actor, former stand up comedian, and sometime emergency floatation device. Oh, and he teaches 8th graders. Talk about grimdark! He lives in Seattle with his wife, son – currently away at college –…

  • The Friday 13 with Dean Rencraft

    Dean Rencraft is an eclectic and enthusiastic reader of all genres and a new Author of Epic fantasy/fantasy, appropriate for both teens and adults. Born in the beautiful Black Hills, Dean has traveled extensively and now, as a parent with grown children, enjoys spending time reading, researching, camping and hiking. Legally blind and a long…

  • The Friday 13 with William Ray

    William Ray is one of the independent authors competing in 2018’s SPFBO with his novel The Great Restoration. It’s a fantasy world 19th century detective story, that shares a setting with his debut novel, Gedlund which was named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2016. Originally from North Carolina, he currently lives in Reston, VA…

  • The Friday 13 with J.E. Mueller

    J.E. Mueller is a midwesterner who spends just as much time writing as she does saying ‘ope’ and laughing at memes. Mueller was born and raised in IL where she still currently resides despite her lack of love for snow, ice, and that random ninety degree heat wave in October. Friends of Mueller consider her…

  • The Friday 13 with William C. Markham

    Spewed forth from the belly of ambition the same year Star Wars debuted in the last century, it is only natural that Markham has achieved greatness and cultivated such an entrepreneurial spirit. After conquering Chicago, he stepped up his game by returning to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, started his own theatre company (Impressions Theatre)…

  • The Friday 13 with Craig Aird

    Craig Aird was born in Brunei, raised in Scotland, and now lives in Perth, Australia. He grew up on a healthy diet of Conan stories, David Gemmell’s drenai series, and copious amounts of paranormal TV shows. In 2018 he published his debut novel Truth or Darkness, and continues to work hard on the second book…

  • The Friday 13 with Dale Triplett

    Arbra Dale Triplett has been a freelance writer and editor scribbling fiction, advertising, marketing and bad poetry on bathroom walls for more than two decades. As a military brat he spent most of his youth in Germany, then later served in both the Marine Corps and Air Force. After years of bouncing across the nation…

  • The Friday 13 with Daniel E. Olesen

    Daniel E. Olesen is a Danish writer holding a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature. When not searching for inspiration in musty tomes, he travels around Europe looking for castles to explore and calling it research. His first novel, The Eagle’s Flight, is available for free from his site, which also includes extensive background information on…