In a past life, I was an attorney. (That’s only mostly true … actually, it’s not even remotely true.) I’m still an attorney. To make things worse, I’m a bankruptcy attorney. I know what you’re thinking.
Keep thinking it.
Have you had enough yet?
It gets worse, I promise.
Before I practiced law as a bankruptcy attorney I was a legal assistant at a law firm in a state I wasn’t even licensed to practice law in. If you’re wondering how that works (I’m still shaking my head over this one), I had just moved to Vancouver, WA (NOT CANADA) at the time and the only job I could find was south of the river in a little town called Portland, OR.
I was only licensed in Washington and Colorado. No attorney work for me at that place.
Before that, I was a divorce attorney. I almost feel bad for telling you all of this, but there should be some kind of moral to this story.
I loved being a divorce attorney. There’s something to be said about dealing with fighting couples every single day. Talk about getting a huge dose of perspective. Daily perspective. Suddenly my marriage seemed like a holiday in the Bahamas.
So to atone for all of that attorney work, I decided to become a writer.
Now, instead of working every day from 8 to 6, I get to wake up at 4 am every morning so I can write books, and then go and to work from 8 to 6. Thank goodness I have a wife and four kids. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know what to do with my huge amounts of free time.
Enter the Mythic series. Writing these stories has been a breath of fresh air. It’s fun to escape real life for a little while, and live in the world of my characters. Especially since there are so many cool creatures in these books. I’ve always wanted to meet a griffin or a dragon, and I feel like I’ve been able to do that … at least I’ve been able to do so every morning from 4 to 7.
If you want to get a taste of the Mythic series for free, you can check out the first chapter of my second novel, Gryphus. I haven’t even sent it to my editors yet. (That means there might be more than just a couple of typos.) I think you’ll be glad you did.