Scott McMillan grew up in Wisconsin, balancing a love for the arts with a budding curiosity for engineering. A decade in the Air Force tipped the scales toward tech, leading him to work on high-stakes projects at secretive locales straight out of spy novels. Gifted at weaving truth into tales more fascinating than memory, he became a storyteller, blending traits from people met across 36 countries and nearly every U.S. state into vivid characters and settings. After three decades in snowy Colorado, this dog lover now calls Florida home, savoring sunshine he doesn't have to shovel.