Patrick James RyanPatrick James Ryan grew up in Columbus, Ohio and started writing after graduating from college with a Bachelors Degree in Communications and Marketing. After marrying Molly and living vicariously through the sports and activities of their children - olleen, Michael and Patrick - while balancing work in the financial services industry, Patrick recently reignited his writing passion in earnest cranking out Blood Verse in a little over a year while working on two novels and a second short story collection at present. An avid sports and music fan, Patrick enjoys Football, Basketball, Baseball, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and hard rock. In addition to writing, Patrick is a voracious reader, taking in an eclectic swath of fiction and non-fiction across many genres, with horror being a favorite. A practitioner of martial arts for over 25 years, he holds a second degree black belt and is a huge fan of Bruce Lee. His first book, a collection of macabre stories entitled Blood Verse, published by Black Bed Sheet Books, launched his professional writing career to much acclaim, The Night It Got Out was his first full-length novel, launching his writing into even greater acclaim, followed by the novella Maggots Underneath the Porch and the collection Out of the Shadows. He continues to write and has much more just around the corner! Read More Read Less