Colin was born at 12:01 am. Outside a blizzard howled, and his nurse dropped a chemical on the poor infant’s face, dying him a dusky blue. Thankfully, there was no lasting visual damage …

His early childhood was spent sliding down snowdrifts and adhering his tongue to frozen poles in Saskatchewan prairies. His family migrated across Canada to where he grew up in Invermere, British Columbia.

He began writing in grade four, with little plays he and his classmates inflicted upon their teacher.

Colin has always had a voracious appetite for Scifi and Fantasy. He sat down and read the Lord of the Rings trilogy from cover to cover … three times in a row. Tolkien taught him to read, and ever since he’s devoured the works of Robert Jordan, David Farland, Steven Erikson, Mark Lawrence, Brandon Sanderson, and so many more.

He lives on Vancouver Island, Canada, and no matter what anyone tells you, it’s not paradise. So definitely don’t come, you won’t like it.

Colin’s other interests include Karate, gaming of any sort, theater, and music. But what really gives his life meaning is his ever-patient bombshell of a wife and two ferocious daughters. So far he’s been quick enough to keep all his fingers, but only time will tell …