Shawn McMichael

Biography

Shawn McMichael is a storyteller who draws inspiration from history, mythology, and a lifelong hunger for discovery, having traveled to over thirty countries. With degrees in communications and history education and a long career spanning the software and gaming industries, he has spent decades in pursuit of the stories only the past can tell. Shawn has a passion for ancient literature, historical biographies, and historical fiction writers such as Michener, Cornwell, Auel, Gabaldon, and Follett. He is voracious reader and influenced by many writers such as Straub, Leonard, Higgins, Brooks, Feist, Gwynne, Jordan, Martin, Sanderson, Sullivan and Tolkin. Shawn lives in Washington State with his wife and family.