M. Benjamin Woodall

Biography

M. Benjamin Woodall was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1972. He studied filmmaking at Columbia College Chicago and has worked in the feature film industry as writer, producer, and other roles. Mister Woodall is the author of Raiders of the Dawn, a young adult fantasy series, Archives of the Witch, a young adult paranormal romance series, and other works. Since the release of Pure Steam 2.0 in Nov 2020, M. Benjamin Woodall is best known for his stand up comedic persona the Puritan of Steam.

Mister Woodall has held residence in many states in the U.S.A. He loves travel, books, and movies. As of this writing, M. Benjamin Woodall can be found in the Atlanta metro area with his wife and two boys, drinking coffee at his desk, working on his next novel.

Smashwords Interview

When did you first start writing?
So long ago. It seems like I've always been writing, even before I was reading, but that can't be true. Let's see. Back when I was eight, maybe nine, I wrote short stories in a journal somebody gave me. Blue-colored, fabric cover. I know, because I kept it, most of the inside anyway, with one tattered cover hanging from the rim, up until about eight years ago. I re-copied everything inside for posterity, but I really didn't need to. I've probably revised just about every tale in there numerous times since I first penned them to paper. One of the stories in that journal was my first chapter book, initially only three short ones, which I later re-wrote into two journals at about the time I was twelve years old, entitled Door to Wonder, which would become the basis for the fantasy series I'm now working on, Raiders of the Dawn. In the early years I had always hand-written everything. I didn't start typing, or using a word-processor, until the time I was in college.
Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
I can't remember the first story I read for myself, but the first book that inspired my imagination that was read to me, along with its sequels, was The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. At the time, it was such a fascinating, game-changing experience for me that made me realize I could experience another reality, another place, all in my head. It was back when I was in a montessori school in Indiana, when I was seven, maybe. I don't know exactly how old. The dad of one of my classmates was a big fan of Tolkien. I remember being in some play of the Hobbit where this guy was Gandalf and I was one of the dwarves. I read the Hobbit, of course, and then at least started the Lord of the Rings, at an early age, but only after I watched the Rankin/Bass animated feature of the Hobbit.
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Where to find M. Benjamin Woodall online

Series

Raiders of the Dawn
The saga of the world of Angoll, its connection to Earth through the King Arthur mythos, and the fight for freedom from the oppression of the dragon Morgana.
Raiders of the Dawn
Price: $0.99 USD.
Guardians of the Sword
Price: $0.99 USD.
Bridge of Shadow
Price: $0.99 USD.
Dawn's Gate
Price: $0.99 USD.
Arthur's Keep
Price: $0.99 USD.
Blood Inheritance
The story of the vampire-werewolf hybrid (a verewolf) Mr. Rushin, the nephew of Abraham Van Helsing, and his fight to end the diabolical plans of his stepfather Dr. Frankenstein. In books 1,2, and 3, Mr. Rushin tells his tale of growing up and traveling through time, how he first became a hybrid at the hands of his stepfather and his adventures to the find the legendary Wolfsbane Heart.
Blood Inheritance
Price: $0.99 USD.
Archives of the Witch
The generational saga following the Witch bloodline of Clarity Putnam, each taking place in a unique historical setting.

Books

Blood Inheritance
Series: Blood Inheritance. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 55,970. Language: English. Published: March 8, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Horror, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Van Helsing’s nephew evades werewolves when away at boarding school in 19th-century Scotland. There, he comes face-to-face with his own monsters—bullies, reckless behavior, his beastly blood—so he can stand up to an even bigger monster, his stepfather Dr. Frankenstein.
Lazy Witchcraft
Series: Archives of the Witch. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 32,970. Language: English. Published: November 19, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Humor
In 1985, a teenage girl uses magic to attract boys and become the most popular girl in school. For an unpopular witch in high school, first love has never been easier.
Arthur's Keep
Series: Raiders of the Dawn. Pre-release—available December 1, 2024. Price: $0.99 USD. Language: English. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
After Dayona gives birth to Prince John's son, John must confront an opposing faction of knights, led by Sir Mortimer, who dislike a commoner being made prince. Rumors of the hidden location of Arthur's lance, Rhongomyniad, have surfaced, and John leads a quest to find it before Morgana's Gargoyles lay siege on Westmoor castle.
The Witch, the Christian, and the Outlaw
Series: Archives of the Witch. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 34,990. Language: English. Published: June 14, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier
A righteous, gunslinging witch teaches a card-swindling son of a pastor how to be a real cowboy when they hook up to find a secret goldmine while looking after a passed out U.S. marshal and pursued by a ruthless outlaw.
Dawn's Gate
Series: Raiders of the Dawn. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 40,820. Language: English. Published: September 19, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
Unlock the secrets of Dawn's Gate as the fate of Angoll hangs in the balance.
Journey Under the Trailer
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,310. Language: English. Published: August 10, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
Investigating a malfunctioning air-conditioning unit, a professor and his sniveling assistant journey under a mobile-home trailer to discover an elusive world fraught with monsters.
The Witch and the Christian
Series: Archives of the Witch. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 40,230. Language: English. Published: December 19, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Paranormal
For a Puritan girl in 17th Century Salem, first love can be wicked.
Bridge of Shadow
Series: Raiders of the Dawn. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 32,020. Language: English. Published: February 1, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
John, Dayona, and Kalla sail across the sea in search of the Shield of the Sun only to fall into Morgana's trap and come face to face with Morgana's planned invasion of the Earth in Book III of Raiders of the Dawn.
Guardians of the Sword
Series: Raiders of the Dawn. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 38,740. Language: English. Published: September 19, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
Imagine becoming a part of Arthurian legend as you follow John's crusade to discover Arthur's legendary sword in Book II of Raiders of the Dawn.
Raiders of the Dawn
Series: Raiders of the Dawn. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 44,060. Language: English. Published: August 20, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
Tonight, while investigating the disappearance of their physics teacher, two teenage boys step through a portal to a world of monsters, swords and sorcery. The dragon Morgana, defeated by King Arthur in the Dark Ages, has returned, seeking the teacher's scientific formula for an invasion of Earth.