Okay, trying this again. BookChor lost the bio I just spent 30 minutes writing. So now its just going to be incoherent rambling. Yes, the earlier draft was also incoherent rambling, but way better.

Im the co-author or author of about 160 books, including the ANIMORPHS series, the GONE series, the BZRK series, the MAGNIFICENT 12 series (Mommy, make him stop saying series!), the MESSENGER OF FEAR series, and soon (well, eventually) the SOLDIER GIRL series.

The best way to reach me is at Twitter @MichaelGrantBks. Ill be honest: I keep forgetting theres mail here. Heres the thing: I dont have an assistant or a staff. I would, but then Id have to hire someone and train someone and give them stuff to do, and relate to them as a human being, possibly even care about them. Im exhausted just thinking about it.

But if my handle is in the Tweet, I read it. And once or twice a week I go on at random times to chat with fans. I love my fans, but its either be honest with you and be my actual self on Twitter, or fob you off on some assistant, and how would that be better? I already have my father-in-law handling email from my ancient website. Id rather be harder to write to but really be me, and really talk to you, if that makes sense.

Honestly, if it was up to me and I had the time we could all just hang out at random Starbucks. Or if youre over 21, a pleasant cocktail lounge perhaps. At some point there would be ice cream. There must always, at some point in the day, be ice cream.

I also have a personal Facebook page at AuthorMichaelGrant, but thats limited to 5000 friends and apparently I actually have that many. Who knew? But I leave it public so if I have something to say Ill do it there.

I hope youll give my books a try. If you dont like one, thats cool, I dont like every book I read, either. But maybe give them a try. People seem to like them.

Now, my publishers want me to sell you on my stuff