I'm the son of F.L. Wallace, a sci-fi and mystery writer for pulp magazines in the 1950s. I got into writing after a downsizing at my web development job gave me a gentle nudge to follow in my father's footsteps. I set myself the goal of writing the sort of sci-fi and fantasy books I used to read back in the 1970s and 80s, but have missed ever since; books that placed a premium on creativity and character.