brainstormfront
Musings from a Manic Brain
Account Created on 24 February 2004 (#2318067) Last updated on 1 November 2013 Gift
Steven E Schend
The Codex Continual
brainstormfront@livejournal.com
George Nelson Tremper High School - Kenosha, WI (1983 - 1985)
University of Wisconsin - Madison - Madison, WI (1985 - 1989)
10 years as a TSR/Wizards of the Coast wage slave in the editorial and design groups for role-playing games.
12+ years as a freelancer or staff writer/editor at various places, including 3 game companies and two textbook publishers
3 years as a substitute teacher in Port Townsend, WA
Adjunct instructor of storytelling at Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, MI (Autumn 2006)
Currently working on my third novel, and hoping more are to come. My first novel came out July 12, 2006; my 2nd novel came out September 2, 2008, and I've six short stories in print through Wizards of the Coast and DAW Book.
The lovely Sarah and I got married March 21, 2007.
Now if anyone knows how to write concise book bios, lemme know.....
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