![]() ![]() He wrote the series with no intention of publishing it, but upon presenting his book in manuscript form to his daughter, she declared that it had to be a "real" book, bound and formatted, in order for her to be able to read it. ![]() ![]() Intrigued by the idea of a series with an overarching story line told through individual, self-contained episodes, he created the Riyria Revelations. The itch returned when he decided to write books for his then thirteen-year-old daughter, who was struggling because of dyslexia. His hiatus from writing lasted nearly ten years. He wrote thirteen novels, and after finding no traction in publishing he quit, vowing to never write creatively again. For ten years Michael developed his writing craft by studying authors such as Stephen King, Ayn Rand, and John Steinbeck, to name a few. Still, the desire to fill the blank page and see where the keys would take him next wouldn't let go. Sullivan inserted a blank piece of paper and typed: It was a dark and stormy night, and a shot rang out. After finding a manual typewriter in the basement of a friend's house, Michael J. ![]()
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