I'm a Minnesotan outdoorsman, award-winning novelist, and editor. I like the smell of gunpowder, the taste of gin, and the feel of leather-bound books.​​ In addition to writing fiction, I've worked as a magazine editor for a Fortune 500 publishing company, a copy-editor for a military news network, editor-in-chief of a hunting and outdoor network, and as a developmental editor for New York Times best-selling authors.