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Stephen Edward Schrider (b. 1984) is an American writer, best known as the author of the Tales of Tektonia series.
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[edit] Education
Stephen attended Montpelier Elementary School in Laurel, MD from 1989 to 1991. He then attended Van Bokkelen Elementary in Severn, MD until 1994, when he and his family relocated to Antioch, Tennessee. He attended Carter-Lawrence Middle School from 1994 until 1996; Apollo Middle from 1996 until 1998; and finally, Antioch High School, from which he graduated in at the age of 17. He plans on attenting college in the near future.
[edit] Tales of Tektonia
Tales of Tektonia is the name of a five-part series of fantasy books geared mainly towards children and teens, but readable by anyone. The story follows the life of a twelve year-old girl named Chloe. The books are presented in a limited omniscient, third-person perspective, almost always focusing on Chloe but with an occasional chapter focusing on a different character (the first chapter of Part I, for example).
The first installment in the series, Tales of Tektonia Part I: The Red Pen, was completed on June 3, 2006. Schrider is currently editing it. Meanwhile, he is also working on a plot outline for the sequel, tentatively titled Tales of Tektonia Part II: The Two-Sided Lagoon, which he hopes to complete by mid-2008.
[edit] Personal Interests
- Has had a knack for creative and formal writing since the age of ten, when he wrote a number of short stories based on The Legend of Zelda and Maniac Mansion, two of his favorite video games.
- Is an aspiring musician; he has played guitar for nearly two years. His main influences are the bands Green Day, Limp Bizkit, and Metallica. He plays a metallic-red, Fender Stratocaster.
- Enjoys playing video games in his spare time. His favorite game franchises include The Legend of Zelda, Mario, Mega Man, Metroid, Broken Sword, Super Smash Bros., and F-Zero, to name a few. He has been a "hardcore Nintendo fanboy" for as long as he can remember.
- Has a deep passion for music; he boasts a collection of nearly two hundred albums. His favorite artists include the aforementioned Limp Bizkit, as well as The NESkimos, Papa Roach, Green Day, and Hot Action Cop.
[edit] Factoids
- Shares birthdays with Nicole DeBoer (of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fame), and singer/actress JoJo.
- Does an uncanny impression of Hank Hill from the popular cartoon King of the Hill.
- Completed his first full length novel, Game Over, in less than five months. He conceived and began writing Tales of Tektonia the following month, having originally intended it to be a spin-off sequel. However, the book turned out to be so good that he decided to scrap Game Over altogether and focus entirely on ToT.
- Desires to be an actor as well as a writer. In fact, his cousin, Tommy Schrider, is an actor.
- His favorite television shows are The Simpsons and Seinfeld. Is also a dedicated Trekker, and has been one since the age of ten when he would watch syndicated reruns of Star Trek: The Next Generation on weeknights.
