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| Franklin on Franklin (2010) Chapel Hill, NC |
As a child he was a member of CRABs—Children Raving About Books—a youth book discussion group started by the Allie Beth Martin Award-winning librarian, Birdie Law. During that time he received one of the highest honors of his life: becoming the last Royal Prydanian.
In college, Mr. Franklin earned a Bachelor's in Children and Television, a degree that qualified him to do general maintenance at a school for the deaf. Throwing caution (and several thousand more dollars in student loans) to the wind, he returned to college to pursue a Masters in Children and Television. This qualified him to be a Kelly Girl, a record and CD salesperson and, eventually, a children's librarian.
After moving to North Carolina with his wife, Mr. Franklin woke up one morning and realized that, between raising a family and working, he had completely missed his thirties. Deciding he really needed to get serious about something, he chose to return to writing and the untold fame and riches that the profession provides.
By day, Mr. Franklin is a mild-mannered IT guy; by night, he is staff to five cats and is either actively writing or actively avoiding writing. His series of humorous, middle grade steampunk adventures featuring a young lab assistant and his employer, an eccentric professor, are being made available as free, serialized podcasts.
When not writing or IT-ing he enjoys reading, playing boardgames, writing about them for Meeple Mountain, music, and knitting. He is an avid Whovian and will be happy to debate Best Doctor (David Tennant) and Best Companion (Donna Noble) with you.
He is represented by Caryn Wiseman of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
