Hello! My name is Jordan, and Mourn Not the Mortals is my debut fantasy novel. I've been a fantasy reader for as long as I can remember, starting with the Redwall books when I was in middle school. Ever since then, I've tried many, many times to create my own fantasy world and bring it to life through writing. MNtM (we love our acronyms, don't we?) has been in my brain since at least 2013. However, I didn't actually set pen to paper until 2019. Don't ask me what I was doing all those years in between. Eight drafts and six years later, I finally managed to not only complete the book, but publish it!When I'm not writing, I'm either reading, birdwatching, playing solo boardgames or JRPGs, listening to metal, or spending time with my family. I currently reside in San Antonio with my wife and three year-old daughter. Prior to that, I lived in Florida (where our daughter was born), Washington state (where I met my wife), Texas (for college), California, Texas again, Maryland (ruled), Missouri (sucked), Texas yet again, and California (where I was born). And before you ask, I don't even like Texas.Some other facts about me:

- I have spotted nearly 250 species of birds before getting into the hobby last year.

- I was diagnosed with T1 diabetes in 2020.

- I've never read Shakespeare.

- My first 'book' was a 220 page handwritten fantasy story heavily inspired by Assassin's Creed. Some character names: Lordailin Dwelgor, Rayven Gailtruce, Articlus Theacore. It sucked.

- I think The Last Jedi was incredible and if you didn't, you're what's wrong with Star Wars.

- I used to run a joke Instagram page where I gave silly reviews of Scotch whisky. I had over 2,000 followers before I stopped posting. If you are able to find the page and send me the link, I'll write you as character into the next book and kill you off. It's the highest honor a reader can be granted, I promise.

Happy to be here!