Don Marshall

Don Marshall did not set out to pen novels. In another life, he minored in literature and served a short stint as a journalist. Surrounded by wordsmiths, he felt at the time that careers in writing most often led to depressive solitude and grim pay. When more lucrative opportunities rolled along, he was all too willing to bail on the lifestyle and leave it in the rearview. Time has a way of filling the brain with "what ifs," and Don received his fair share. He never went looking for the perfect story---it fell into his lap and proceeded to gnaw from within until the words found their way onto the page. The novel, which took far too long to bring to market, was supposed to be a one-off. As the project came to a close, another perfect story curled up on his chest like a needy cat, starting the process all over again.