Bio

 

Cliff’s writing career began at age 12 with his first story: a two-page ripoff of Tolkein’s The Hobbit. Yes, it was awful, but shouldn’t he get points for brevity? He thinks so.

Slowly but surely Cliff’s writing improved, eventually bringing him to The Linking Ring magazine, where he served as a columnist for two years. His first column, Millinials Rising, featured up-and-coming young magicians on their way to stardom. Many of Cliff’s interviewees are now well-known professionals in the magic field, and plan to pay Cliff royalties for helping start their careers. Okay, that last part is a lie, but it would be pretty cool.

The success of Millinials Rising led Cliff to create a new column titled The Sit Down. Each month Cliff interviewed professional magicians about their lives, careers, and thoughts on the art of magic. The column quickly became a reader favorite, receiving praise from magicians across the world.

To read some of Cliff’s Linking Ring articles, click here.

Cliff is now in college pursing a degree in Creative Writing and working on his first a novel, a thriller set in a rural Southern Baptist church. (Mmm… religion.) He hopes to have the first draft finished in the coming months with plans to pursue representation and publishing once the book is completed (well, abandoned. Books are never completed).

Cliff’s hobbies include gaming, reading anything within arm’s reach, playing drums, and writing his web pages in third person.