![]() He was attempting to explore his style, and that is when he first realized that he wanted to write horror stories, as he was writing more fantasy and sci-fi before that. When he started writing “The Taking of Jake Livingston”, he was writing short stories for a creative writing class during his sophomore year of college. While in elementary and middle school, he began penning chapter books, and during his teen years, he graduated to teen novels. When he was very young, he wrote and drew his own picture books. ![]() However he was also inspired by the more traditional gothic horror written by Edgar Allan Poe and the more modern classics by Stephen King. The “Percy Jackson” series and the “Everlost” series were his two favorites while growing up. Rick Riordan and Neal Shusterman turned Ryan into a writer. Ryan’s work on literacy, race, media representation, and sexuality has appeared Nerdy POC, Atlanta Black Star, The Huffington Post, Age of Awareness, Everyday Feminism, NCTE, Atlanta Black Star, and LGBTQNation, as well as others. He is a huge introvert and is probably inside when he’s not with nature. ![]() He also loves candle collecting, and finding new mood lighting and art to add into his living space. Ryan’s two favorite hobbies are perusing book stores and hiking nature trails. He enjoys advocating for stronger media representation for queer Black people, wood wick candles, and falling asleep on airplanes. ![]() Ryan Douglass was born and grew up in Atlanta, where he lives spinning records and cooking pasta. ![]()
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