Born: 06/15/1968   Ludington , MI
Parents: William H. Strickler and Shirley J. Drews
Spouse: Tia A. Strickler
Address(es):
Permanent :
Black Castle Entertainment
P.O. Box 888184
Grand Rapids , MI 49588
Contact Information:
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://www.HorrorPlace.com

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	The Calling - 1st edition	Fiction , Horror	Adult	Berlin, Wis. : Crystal Dreams Publications	2006
	The Calling - 2nd edition	Fiction , Horror	Adult	Grand Rapids, MI : Black Castle Entertainment, LLC	2006

What is the aim or goal of your writing: My mother taught me to read at a young age (three). By the time I was in fourth grade, I was reading at a college level. With such an avid interest in reading I developed an interest in writing. I have been writing from as early as I can remember. In high school, I started writing poetry and had three poems published--two in a book and one in a magazine. From poetry I turned to short stories but soon abandoned them in favor of what I most wanted to do: write novels. In 1994, I wrote my first novel. Over the course of the next 12 years I re-wrote it many times and submitted it to publishers and agents, finally landing a publishing contract in 2005. I will soon be starting on my fifth novel. I attribute my success to being an avid reader along with a great deal of patience and persistence. It took nine years of submissions before finding a publisher for my first novel. I had to read through a lot of rejections during those years but I never stopped writing or stopped submitting.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

I would love to hear from anyone.

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: Yes

Skills:
Author

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