I spent half of my life in a rural area that is quiet and mostly uneventful. But it was what sparked my love for storytelling in the first place. I imagined conspiracies, battles, spaceships flying over my hometown. I used my imagination to fill in the void that the lack of excitement created in my life. Soon I was meeting real people whose tales inspired me to share my own stories whenever I could. If I wasn't telling them, I was writing them both in my head and on paper. I've been influenced from so many things. From movies to video games, music, poetry and mostly the special people in my life. I've managed to start the road on my writing career while still staying me. I still dance crazy, tell a great joke and adore Brandon Keener's voice. (Think the magic fridge bud light commercial and Garrus Vakarian) Anyway I'm not doing this because I want to become a sensation or because I want everyone to know my name. I'm doing it because I want to spread what I like. And if I can make people forget they're not in Aldania or battling a Twined for one second, then I've done my job. Because what matters in the story isn't the plot, it's the audience. I'm doing this because I love it and the people who read my books. These worlds belong to you.

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A.L.Collins' The Magic of Bastion
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