J.A. McCoy is a debut novelist who dreams of being published by the likes of Tor or HarperVoyager. A graduate of Southern New Hampshire University and an Air Force Veteran, he lives in coastal North Carolina with his wife, daughter, and two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. He grew up on R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt, stories from the Dragonlance setting, Lord of the Rings, Eragon, and the like with his head in the clouds. He began writing his first attempt at a novel some 20ish years ago in middle school, after learning that Christopher Paolini had been published doing the same. Now in his thirties, he finds himself with a stronger drive than ever to tell his story, while stuck in the corporate world where he is the "editor in chief" for his team's monthly and quarterly newsletters.