D a GatlinD.A. Gatlin is a YA Fantasy writer who grew up in Morongo Valley, California. He won an award in the first grade for writing a story about a missing earring and a very helpful rat. Since then, fantasy writing has become his passion and he also loves eading novels by authors like Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, and Andrzej Sapkowski. D.A. graduated with his Bachelor's in English education at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He then went on to earn his Master's in Fine Arts for Creative Writing through Southern New Hampshire University. His short story "High Moon Justice" can be found in the anthology Darkness and Moonlight: A Worldsmyths Anthology. When he's not writing The Terkian Triplets series, D.A. enjoys bike riding, going to the beach with his family, and playing retro video games. He is currently going into his tenth year as an English teacher, and lives in Bakersfield with his wife Stephanie, mother-in-law Terrie, and his two warrior princess daughters-Eleanor and Matilda. Read More Read Less