Spencer Yacos

I'm an 18 year old author and my first novel, The 16th Academy, was written when I was 15. I have been featured in and have written for multiple newspapers and magazines. For me, writing is all about characters. There can be a flashy, twisted plot and maybe an overarching message to the reader, but the most important thing for my stories to have are three dimensional and developed human beings and the conflict that stems from their encounters. I am an avid fan of professional wrestling for some inexplicable reason and enjoy movies and music more than I do reading. Don't get me wrong, I love a good novel as much as the next guy, but as far as writing is concerned my central influences stem more from Tarantino than they do James Patterson. One of the biggest goals I hope to achieve through writing is to translate what I feel from other media - feelings, passion, color, in-the-moment contentment - into my novels.