About the author

Brandie Tarvin

<p><!--StartFragment--></p><p>By day, Brandie Tarvin works as a Database Administrator and writes technical articles for SQLServerCentral.com. By night, she sails pirate-populated waters, fights evil robots in disguise, and plays superhero (or villain, depending on her mood). She has written a dozen short stories, including &quot;Two for the Price of One&quot; in the Transformers: Legends anthology and &quot;The Tales We&#39;ll Tell Tomorrow&quot; for Shadowrun Street Legends. She freelance writes for Catalyst Game Labs and is featured in several of Stephen D. Sullivan&#39;s and Jean Rabe&#39;s Blue Kingdoms anthologies.</p><p>Brandie is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW), and a graduate of Viable Paradise, which she calls &quot;the best little writers workshop ever!&quot; She blogs at BrandieTarvin.livejournal.com.</p><p><!--EndFragment--></p>