Michael Kott

Mike Kott has been writing for the past twenty years.

He has completed the following novels:

Piasa(1st & 2nd versions), Cryptid, LifeShift, Moonglimmer, The Calling, and Piasa Updated (Third Version).

He is currently working on:

IO27, a Space Opera combining characters from Moonglimmer and Lifeshift. It may or may not complete this series of Novels. Publication planned for late 2020.

Shadow Lake, a paranormal mystery and adventure. Preliminary publication is planned for mid-2021.

The Calling II will continue that story and be the third novel in the Piasa/Cryptid series. Publication planned for early 2021.

Mike was previously twice chairman and also a past secretary of the Schaumburg Scribes writing group in Schaumburg, Illinois, where he lives with his assistants, a pair of rescued cats named Io and Iris. He also served as senior editor of the groups Chapbook in 2006, 2008 and 2009. He is a member of the Chicago Screenwriters Network and founder of the now defunct Schaumburg Novel Writers Group.

A graduate of DePaul University in Chicago and a retired computer systems analyst, for 20 years he volunteered as a Blue & Gold Officer for the United States Naval Academy, interviewing potential candidates for the Navy's college in Annapolis, Maryland. In addition, he is an avid model railroader and railroad historian. In what's left of his spare time he is an avid reader and gardener.

His website is www.michaelkott.com and you can also follow him on goodreads.com.