M.A. (Mark Anthony) Planamente was born in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated with honors at Towson University in Social Science with a minor in Secondary Education and received his Master's degree from American Public University in Sports Management. M.A. started writing for fun during his high school years. He started and finished his first book Sunsets on Clearwater Beach at the age of 23 in the winter of 2006-07. His novel, Chaos Theory was completed and released in July, 2014. A sequel to Chaos Theory is currently in the works and is entitled, Whirlwind.