Sharon Stevens

Sharon Stevens is the pen name of the writing team of Steve Alcorn and Sharon Brindal.

Steve Alcorn is a USA Today bestselling author, engineer, and educator. In 1986 he founded Alcorn McBride, the leading maker of technology for theme park attractions worldwide. In 2001 he founded Writing Academy, where for more than 25 years he has helped over 100,000 students structure their novels — both through his own courses and through the online programs of more than 1,500 colleges and universities. He is the author of 27 books spanning fiction, nonfiction, and writing craft, and he narrates many of his own audiobooks.

Sharon Brindal lives in Western Australia where she is active in a number of writer's groups. She and Mr. Alcorn began corresponding through a writer's forum on the Internet. They collaborated on Ring of Diamonds entirely by electronic mail, and have never met.