William Vaughn has been a storyteller from a very early age--perhaps from the time he had to explain why he was presenting his mom with a bunch of her own prized tulips. More recently, his furtive imagination has spawned The Seldith Chronicles, a series of young adult books that follow the lives, exploits and challenges of a clan of forest elves no taller than a mushroom. In the fall of 2014, William plans to publish The Timkers, a new adult novel that follow Sam, a troubled young man running from the police only to find himself transported to 1930 where he meets the love of his life--only to be forced to leave her behind. Before his fiction-writing career began, William travelled the world as an Army brat and then as a technical speaker, mentor and award-winning technical author, recognized and respected all over the world where his books have been translated into six languages. William is also an avid nature photographer and graphics artist. In 1986, he settled in Redmond, Washington at the edge of a forest teeming with story ideas.