The Spirit of Romance: And Other Stories (Paperback or Softback). This item is unavailable.The Spirit of Romance: And Other Stories (Paperback or Softback)

Mike Elliott graduated from the University of Akron with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Media Communication, with emphasis on Journalism. He also has a minor in Sociology. It was while attending the university that his writing career officially started by being a staff writer for the university newspaper. Mike is a great admirer of Rod Serling. He credits a quote from Rod as being the major influence in his writing. I like to take ordinary people and put them in extraordinary situations. This sums up Mike's writing philosophy. While the actual ideas for his stories come from a variety of sources, Mike firmly asserts the characters come from within his heart claiming there is a lot of himself in each of his characters. Mike describes himself as a hopeless romantic and aspires for these sentiments to come out in his characters Mike was born in Akron, Ohio and raised in Willoughby, Ohio, before returning to Akron. He now resides in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He has a daughter, Crystal Renee, who was the inspiration for many of the stories included in this collection. Mike's passions include music, films, classic television, reading, animals and the outdoors. Mike also enjoys sports and while he lives in Pennsylvania he remains a loyal fan to all the Ohio sports teams.