Shawn E. Crapo

I was born in Fairfield, California in 1971. From the time I was a toddler, I always had a love for drawing, fingerpainting, and writing things on the wall. In my teen years, I took up playing the guitar, which gave me a love for music, and eventually for metal music, specifically.
Growing up in Decatur, IL, I tried several paths in life; everything from dishwasher, bartender, customer service agent, to industrial laborer. Throughout all of these failed attempts at doing something with my life, a story began building in my head. It was the seed of what would eventually become The Dragon Chronicles. Despite many tries at putting the story into writing-and even attempting it through other media-a layoff at Caterpillar gave me the motivation to finally sit down and pound out the first book, Onyx Dragon.
Now, after settling in Indiana, I am still working on the series, along with several other side projects. I am currently finishing up the Dragon Chronicles, and will be working on a new trilogy, and an on and off series featuring the character, Adder, who was introduced in The Ascent.