Michael Rigg

Michael Rigg knew he was destined to tell fantastic stories from the age of 12. It was the summer of 1977 and a little inconsequential film called Star Wars ignited his imagination and opened his mind and heart to the infinite possibilities of storytelling. He studied film and philosophy in college before switching his focus to writing when a creative writing professor pointed out, “You know, you don't have to deal with actors and producers, weather and catering. The budget for a writer's special effects amounts to zero dollars, you can set your story anyplace you want, and--”

Michael never heard the rest of the advice. He was already filling pages in his mind with fantastic adventures, thrillers and mysteries. His keyboard became the camera. His monitor became the Big Screen.

In 2007, after several novels he shared only with his closest family and friends, Michael decided to try an experiment. He wrote an entire novel, a chapter a week, directly into a blog. This “blognovel” became his window to the world and brought him fans and critics from every corner of the globe. Then, in 2011, he began plotting out the characters and settings of a unique universe caught between realities, an urban fantasy flavored with Steampunk visions in a mythical time of ghouls and witches, soldiers and airships, magic and espionage. The Heart of Bronze universe was born.

Michael lives in Chicago, Illinois with his lovely wife, Melanie, and their Italian Greyhounds, Daisy and Maggie. When he's not writing he soaks up every possible media where fantasy thrives and the imagination reigns. And, when his head is not in the clouds, he's looking with pride to the accomplishments of the grown children he considers his own, Chris and Amanda. He looks forward to the day he can live out one of Amanda's written adventures and see the light he remembers from long ago shining anew in her eyes.

If you'd like to find out more about Michael J. Rigg and his work, you can visit his web site at www.riggstories.com. You can contact him directly at riggstories@gmail.com.