My name is CJ. Ever since I used a popcorn bucket to defend the galaxy against the dark side of the Force, I've been obsessed with visual storytelling. Cartoons, sitcoms, dramas, even the commercials brought me joy. Then I found interactive storytelling. Joysticks and direction pads led me to plot twists and adrenaline-fueled battles. Movies, TV, video games. I couldn't get enough.

But my heart was drawn to the lifestyle of the teacher.

I wanted to learn the ways of my father. He perished too soon, never making it inside the gates of bookdom.

I chose education over communications and earned my way to the Master Teacher title. Leading teams of teachers, parents, and padawans, I learned that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view. My POV changed.

Returning to the ways of the Jedi, I chose to embody the adage: do or do not, there is no try.

An art degree later, I became a Digital Storyteller. I worked in commercial video and eLearning before starting my own business, Learning Carton. I found my Road Back to visual storytelling.

Now, as a father of four, a loyal partner and sibling, I'm standing at the gates of bookdom. I'm a first-time self-publishing author completing a decades-long quest. Selection is the beginning for Kian and his family; for me, it’s my chance to create a new galaxy to inspire the next generation of defenders. 

Selection is Book 1 of a planned series.