Clay Houston Shivers grew up in Atlanta but spent every summer at his grandparents’ ranch near Georgetown, Texas, where he first became fascinated by the American frontier, which has a strong influence on his writing. For the last twenty years Clay has worked as an advertising copywriter for several ad agencies as well as working as a freelance copywriter. He’s also worked as a travel writer and photojournalist, with work appearing in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post, Private Clubs Magazine, and other outlets. When he’s not writing, he is probably exploring the streets of San Francisco, which he calls home. The Desperadoes of Gallows Gulch, his third novel, was published in February.