William J. Kenney url http://www.goodreads.com/williamkenney born July 19, 1967 gender male place of birth Phoenix, The United States website http://AuthorWilliamKenney.blogspot.com genre Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror influences [a:J.R.R. Tolkien|656983|J.R.R. Tolkien|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1199863358p2/656983.jpg], [a:Terry Brooks|9629|Terry Brooks|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1280785812p2/9629.jpg], [a:Michael Moorcock|16939|Michael Moorcock|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1222901251p2/16939.jpg], [a:Stephen King|3389|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1261866457p2/3389.jpg], [a:William Gibson|9226|William Gibson|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1282769227p2/9226.jpg], [a:Stephen R. Donaldson|1 about this author I have been a writer since childhood. I can remember clacking away at an old typewriter in my mother's kitchen when I was thirteen or fourteen years old. Inspired by Tolkien, I wrote fantasy stories and still do to this day. I loved the faraway worlds, imaginary creatures and peoples of different races that worked together to take on an evil foe. These are the same elements that I have tried to include in my fantasy series, In the Shadow of the Black Sun. The first in the series, A Dream of Storms was published in 2011 and its sequel, Shards of S'Darin will be published in early 2012. I am also an artist and musician, focusing mainly on guitar. I cannot write while listening to music, however, the melody and harmonies being too easily distracting and pulling me away from the story. I believe that whatever the genre, emotion is the most important factor in a story. The relationships between the characters, be they questing to destroy the dragon or rocketing through a sparkling nebulae on their mission to Xenorien 7, are what drive a story and make the reader care. If you journey through my books, I hope you find great enjoyment there in characters that you feel for and villains that you despise. I welcome any comments. Thank you. William

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