Nicholas Adams grew up in the small, rural town of Boring, OR with his six brothers and sisters. After graduating from High School in Gresham, OR he attended BYU-ID and received his Associate Degree in Pre-Med. From there he returned to Portland, OR and attended Portland State University where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Pre-Med before changing his career track to Architecture. He completed his second Bachelor's Degree in Architecture at Portland State University before going on to achieve his Master of Architecture Degree from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT. After his graduation, he and his wife moved to the Phoenix Arizona area where they adopted four children over the next eight years. He currently lives in the Salt Lake City area where he is an Associate Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the League of Utah Writers. Nicholas caught the writing bug at the tender age of forty-three and self-published a science fiction novel, after which he started learning about the craft and skills of prose, grammar, and story composition. In the following years, he's received awards for several short stories submitted to The Writers of the Future. His current literary goal is to receive the Golden Pen. Aside from storytelling and living in fantasy worlds, his other interests include movies, singing, and motorcycles. NicholasAdamsWrites.com