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Here is the bio I came up with for the fictional author of my farcical novel entitled, "Fantasy Novel."

R. L. McSterlingthong

Bio

Born in 1973, R.L. McSterlingthong has spent over 43 years practicing Wun-beg-eh, an ancient Canadian martial art that relies on echo location. He can often be seen sprinting through the Wallingford neighborhood at 2 A.M. in the traditional ceremonial “invisibility ninja” garb shouting out his echo locating bleats as he hones these vital skills. An avid fencer, McSterlingthong has designed and built over 2000 fences in the Puget Sound area from chain-link to cedar for both civilians and corporate clients. As with many fantasy novelists, he is a fully trained animal psychiatrist and has worked at the local and national level to assist horses who are coping with Feline Leukemia.

McSterlingthong’s interest in writing started in college when he wrote his first novel entitled, “Dragon Quest.” The touching tale of a Bulimic Serpent in the land of Durr who embarks on a quest to touch the magical rainbow of the hallucinogenic Dwarfs. Although this novel was never published, it attracted the attentions of famed literary agent, Tanya Denstein, who, after 37 drinks, decided to sign McSterlingthong as a client. Under Tanya’s careful tutelage, it was not long before R.L.’s next book, “The Anklet of Power,” was published.

Now a full time writer, R.L. lives beneath a power sub-station in downtown Seattle.

Click here to download a 30 page sample of my newly edited novel, "The Glass Vampire."

It’s been far too long since I’ve done something with this site. I’ve been heads down with various novel and screenplay writing projects, not to mention buried underneath my nine month old twin girls. Anyhow, I’m writing this to let you all know that a site overhaul is coming, complete with an email link direct to me, new downloads, and a blog page. Also, stay tuned for the first chapter of “Fantasy Novel,” my own personal send-off on a genre that has become incredibly clichéd and boring in my opinion. I’ll be posting that one as I write it so it’ll be fresh out of my brain (after a critique and an edit that is).

That’s all for now. Consider this the first entry in my blog. I’m going to try to start writing entries weekly, but we’ll see how that goes. Life tends to get busy and when my head starts spinning, things slip through the cracks.

The Eberron short story anthology The Tales of the Last War, featuring David's story The Veiled Charge, will be released on April 11th. Look for it in a bookstore near you! Click here to go order the book from Amazon.com.

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