Andrew Walbrown
So you wish know the tale of Andrew Walbrown...
Andrew Walbrown was born on January 19th, 1987 in the small river town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. As a child he attended Ordnance Elementary, Point Pleasant Middle School, and then later Point Pleasant High School. Later, he would attend Salem International University before moving to Boston to attend the University of Massachusetts at Boston, where he would later earn a BA in History. Afterwards he moved to Florida for half a year, then West Virginia for a few months, before returning to Boston. Now he lives somewhere in the suburbs with his girlfriend and their super adorable cat, Stevie Weavie Papaya Peeg Stevens. Yes, that's her name. The cat, that is. Not his girlfriend. Her name is April.
In the early 90s, SNES games introduced Andrew to the fantasy genre, specifically the Breath of Fire and Final Fantasy series. Not only were they his first foray into fantasy worlds, but they also taught him how to read. While, yes, a mixture of school and his family taught him the letters of the alphabet, fantasy RPGs simultaneously sparked his creativity as well as expanded his vocabulary. Instead of reading books, Andrew would play a text-heavy video game for 50+ hours, delving deep into dungeons and slaying legendary monsters. Thus, his love for adventure was born.
Andrew's first step into the writing world came in the 4th grade in the form of self-published newspapers he made from an MS DOS program on his family's computer. He then would take those newspapers and bring them to school and share them with his class, where he would read them aloud. The articles covered all sorts of topics, such as sports, video games, and movies. While Andrew thought the articles were super cool and interesting, he never knew if his enthusiasm was shared by the rest of the class. Never did he wonder if anyone else cared about his most recent round of Mario Kart or Twisted Metal 2, or his stats from the most recent Little League Basketball game. But this did not deter Young Andrew, who still churned out newspaper after newspaper, much to the (probable) chagrin of his classmates.
In high school Andrew shifted his attention to other forms of writing, specifically short stories. During this time his teachers praised him for his creativity and writing skill, going as far as suggesting he write a book someday. Little did they know that their comments planted a seed in his mind that would taken 20 years to blossom, because as you can see (since you are on his site), Andrew has since then become an author.
In college at Salem International University, Andrew was a reporter, editor, and sole member of the Green and White, SIU's student run newspaper. When he was not busy with classes, making a tower of empty pizza boxes, or getting crushed by his roommate in Smash Brothers Melee, Andrew was in a D&D campaign with some of his fellow students. Often times he would use their sessions as writing prompts to hone his writing skills, though some of the members of his party were not flattered by his depiction of their (awful) characters.
After his move to Massachusetts, Andrew continued writing whenever inspiration struck. One such time was the Spring of 2009, during which Andrew wrote his first full novel, an unpublished work of historical fiction called The Exiled. Few people on this Earth have read this novel, but those that have unanimously agree The Exiled is the best story they have ever read (statements may be inaccurate). After spending many years editing his first novel in hopes of publishing it, one cold December day in his apartment in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Andrew decided to shelve that goal altogether and write a fantasy series instead. That fantasy series, as you should be aware now, is The Accarian Chronicles. Six years after writing the first draft of the first volume, Andrew published the The Mad Raven's Tale.
You will be happy to know that Andrew has written the first drafts of the next two books in the series, The Elder's Curse, and Still Need a Name for the 3rd Book. When not writing, Andrew can be found bartending at a 300+ year old New England inn, or at home playing with his cat. Who, as stated before, is super adorable.
Andrew Walbrown was born on January 19th, 1987 in the small river town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. As a child he attended Ordnance Elementary, Point Pleasant Middle School, and then later Point Pleasant High School. Later, he would attend Salem International University before moving to Boston to attend the University of Massachusetts at Boston, where he would later earn a BA in History. Afterwards he moved to Florida for half a year, then West Virginia for a few months, before returning to Boston. Now he lives somewhere in the suburbs with his girlfriend and their super adorable cat, Stevie Weavie Papaya Peeg Stevens. Yes, that's her name. The cat, that is. Not his girlfriend. Her name is April.
In the early 90s, SNES games introduced Andrew to the fantasy genre, specifically the Breath of Fire and Final Fantasy series. Not only were they his first foray into fantasy worlds, but they also taught him how to read. While, yes, a mixture of school and his family taught him the letters of the alphabet, fantasy RPGs simultaneously sparked his creativity as well as expanded his vocabulary. Instead of reading books, Andrew would play a text-heavy video game for 50+ hours, delving deep into dungeons and slaying legendary monsters. Thus, his love for adventure was born.
Andrew's first step into the writing world came in the 4th grade in the form of self-published newspapers he made from an MS DOS program on his family's computer. He then would take those newspapers and bring them to school and share them with his class, where he would read them aloud. The articles covered all sorts of topics, such as sports, video games, and movies. While Andrew thought the articles were super cool and interesting, he never knew if his enthusiasm was shared by the rest of the class. Never did he wonder if anyone else cared about his most recent round of Mario Kart or Twisted Metal 2, or his stats from the most recent Little League Basketball game. But this did not deter Young Andrew, who still churned out newspaper after newspaper, much to the (probable) chagrin of his classmates.
In high school Andrew shifted his attention to other forms of writing, specifically short stories. During this time his teachers praised him for his creativity and writing skill, going as far as suggesting he write a book someday. Little did they know that their comments planted a seed in his mind that would taken 20 years to blossom, because as you can see (since you are on his site), Andrew has since then become an author.
In college at Salem International University, Andrew was a reporter, editor, and sole member of the Green and White, SIU's student run newspaper. When he was not busy with classes, making a tower of empty pizza boxes, or getting crushed by his roommate in Smash Brothers Melee, Andrew was in a D&D campaign with some of his fellow students. Often times he would use their sessions as writing prompts to hone his writing skills, though some of the members of his party were not flattered by his depiction of their (awful) characters.
After his move to Massachusetts, Andrew continued writing whenever inspiration struck. One such time was the Spring of 2009, during which Andrew wrote his first full novel, an unpublished work of historical fiction called The Exiled. Few people on this Earth have read this novel, but those that have unanimously agree The Exiled is the best story they have ever read (statements may be inaccurate). After spending many years editing his first novel in hopes of publishing it, one cold December day in his apartment in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Andrew decided to shelve that goal altogether and write a fantasy series instead. That fantasy series, as you should be aware now, is The Accarian Chronicles. Six years after writing the first draft of the first volume, Andrew published the The Mad Raven's Tale.
You will be happy to know that Andrew has written the first drafts of the next two books in the series, The Elder's Curse, and Still Need a Name for the 3rd Book. When not writing, Andrew can be found bartending at a 300+ year old New England inn, or at home playing with his cat. Who, as stated before, is super adorable.
