: About Me

Real name: Robert M Blevins

Founder and managing editor of Adventure Books of Seattle, a small press with an international staff.

Charity work: Books for Kids, a program that donates hardback childrens' books to needy kids at Christmas.

When not writing or editing, Robert can often be found camping and fishing the high country of the Pacific Northwest.

My passion is ...

Books

I know too much about ...

Facts about space exploration

My parents always told me ...

'Don't give up reaching for the stars. Just build yourself a bigger ladder.'

My childhood ambition ...

Sci Fi writer

My favorite memory ...

Cruising around the world with my mother

Why I write ...

Because there are words available to do so

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Animal Planet channel, Discovery channel

My first job ...

Working on a newspaper as a copy boy

My best moment ...

First book published

My inspiration ...

Ray Bradbury, Sir Arthur C Clarke, Joseph Heller

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