About the Author

Michael McCollum
I thrifted that skull for $2

Michael McCollum writes character-driven sci-fi and fantasy, with a dream of one day doing so full time. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia year round with his brother and father, but goes to college at Christopher Newport University. He's written over 6 novels and several short stories, and finally has one that's almost done.

He's the first person to ever dream of being an author full time, born in an era where the arts are at their most valued and respected. Through the squeezing hands of Amazon, publishers, and every other wolf and jackal in the book world, he plans to keep his stories to their unique blend of thrills and depth, tragedy and comedy. In the world of modern day publishing, you have two choices: Write to market, or be rich. Except there's one last way that Michael plans to edge out the competition without losing his soul. It's the reason he's decided to major in business:

He's going to market to write

For now, you can keep tabs on his works-in-progress in the blog.