I am an author, dedicated to writing, constantly searching for new ways to better my work, usually by reading books written by authors on the craft, and grammar books. I do a lot of reading of fiction. My favorite novelists are Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, and William Faulkner.

My goal is to get my first novel published. I've written three novels so far, but I tend to write faster than I edit, so I'm behind.

I write horror/fantasy.

I coedit the website Pens on Fire. Pens is an online literary magazine dedicated to helping new authors find publication, through us or with someone else.

I'm twenty years old and I've been writing fiction since I was sixteen, poetry since I was twelve.

I also have a myspace account. My page is at http://www.myspace.com/justin_schwan