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Joined: May 1, 2009

Real Name: Mark Anthony Tierno
About My Library: My library includes just a few of the books I've written, currently self-published.
About Me: I am a full-time writer with a Masters in Physics, the soul of a poet, and possessed of a unique descriptive voice. The result is a masterful talent for the creation of alien vistas, deeply woven plots, characters with distinctive personalities, and dynamic and realistic dialogue. I know how to put emotions on paper, to draw the reader in and feel the highs and the lows, to cry tears of joy or sadness as if there in the story yourself. I’ve built entire worlds, their cultures, everything planned down to the smallest detail; even the most fantastic of worlds are still consistent within their own laws, the better to make it seem as real as the Earth upon which we live. Yet all this is but backdrop, the stage to set for incredible plots, and shape the story into something that will draw you in with the force of a black hole.

Additionally, I love crossing genres. High fantasy with some Sci-Fi elements mixed in for one series, cyberpunk with magical realism and high-level conspiracies for another, even one series that blends steampunk with a world of intelligent insects (I call it “bee-punk”). Let other people write the pure genres, I love mixing it up.

Describing myself as a full-time writer is probably understating things a bit. I have worked many a 8 to 10 hour session writing well over 12,000 words in a single day. Between the way I plan out my novels and my imagination, I have never known writer’s block, nor yet seen the limit of my creativity.

But what really sets me apart is the epic saga, for ‘epic’ is where I start from. With my works including a single series that stretches over a dozen books long, 5 million words, and over a couple hundred characters all skillfully juggled, I do not exaggerate when I say that I go well beyond what would normally be considered as ‘epic’. I go beyond epic because I love the thrill and excitement I feel from the crafting and reading of a grand saga, of creating a world with such detail that one can get lost within it because here is a world that just might really exist… somewhere.
Location: Monrovia, CA
Homepage: http://www.maldene.com