Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in northern Indiana. So yes, I refer to most groups as "you guys" / "those guys" / etc. I also like to draw from the sensations (especially smell) of the local flora that can be found around - mmmm, maple and pine!
When did you first start writing?
I first started writing in second grade, with a story about a family of flees who lived on a dog and saved its life. In retrospect, that's kind of a grim plot. Not knowing the relationship of fleas to dogs, I didn't think the reason they needed to ensure the dog stayed alive was so they could slowly suck its life away and potentially spread disease to it, not to mention the itching! Er, what was the question?
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