John Crawley is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to penning his numerous novels, he built a thirty-year career in advertising, specializing in TV and Radio and helped build dozens of national brands. He has taught creative writing and advertising at East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce), TCU, as well as guest lectured at North Texas University, SMU and LaVerne University in California. John is an award-winning photographer, an avid cook, a devoted husband and a guitar and mandolin picker. He occasionally finds time to fly fish and to ride his motorcycles. John is married with three children, a dog and two cats.