Jonathan Fesmire

As a writer, and an artist, I've written out my bio many times, but perhaps not as involved as here. Do I brag about myself? Do I try for a bit of modesty? The straight forward facts can come out as pretty dull. Like, let's see, I'm 38, tall, I have brown hair and grey eyes, I'm happily married, and I'm an Animation student, working toward my MFA, at the Academy of Art University.

I earned my BA in Language Studies from UCSC in 1993, and I speak French as well as English.

You're probably more interested in my books, though. Below, you'll find links to my novels, Children of Rhatlan, Tamshi's Imp, Amber in the Over World, and my anthology, Seeds of Vision.

You can see more of my art in my DeviantArt gallery. I started out with CG art, but have recently posted many of my drawings.

I've done book and magazine covers for a couple of my own books, for Venus Press, for Andrea Dean van Scoyoc, and many others. Recently, I started the Illustrators for Hire Network.

Now that you know a bit about me now, where did I come from? Okay, I assume you know where people come from. I have terrific parents, and two creative and successful younger siblings. Growing up I played violin, took art lessons, and decided early on that I wanted to write books. I worked on my writing since middle school, happily penning fantasy tales. From my late twenties to mid-thirties, I had the worst luck with agents. Even though I did have a couple reputable agents represent me, nothing great came out of it. Eventually, I decided that the writing itself was more important than getting the nod from a big publisher, so I self-published my books.

You can buy print copies at the links below, or even listen to Children of Rhatlan at Podiobooks.Com.