Steven A. Finly has been a writer and musician since his teenage days growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan., and his passion for creative writing-in any media-has been a driving force his entire life. His first screenplay, "Off Season," sold just days after completing it, and his first novella, "Blind Trust," was made into the feature film "Blackheart." With such early successes, Steve became hooked on writing. As a member of the Writers Guild of America, West, he's had seven of his screenplays produced as feature films, and garnered more than a dozen screenwriting awards. A world traveler, he loves to vicariously share his adventures, insight, and humor