On a rainy summer afternoon in 1983, I started writing an action adventure novel based on the sort of imaginary play I was having with action figures. At 15, I was more into adventure movies and Dungeons & Dragons than anything truly literary. Teachers noted that I had a knack for creative writing and could turn some interesting phrases on paper, so I e…
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