My first career was a gunslinger.
At 10 years old I learned everything I needed to know from Louis L’Amour and after rigorous practice in front of my bedroom mirror, I was ready to take on the bad guys. Later, I became a spy after reading some Tom Clancy and learned all the secrets available from living in a small trailer.
I finally found my true calling when I became a White Wizard and saved Middle Earth. Gandalf took me on as his apprentice and we had many adventures together. I rubbed elbows with Harry Dresden and the Iron Druid, but I always wanted to make my own world.
Finally, Jason, a down-on-his-luck poker player with mage potential showed up, and together we created a whole new supernatural world based in Louisville Kentucky. Now I have the best job of all. I tell stories about the plucky band of adventurers and the strange and wonderful house they inhabit.
[From Michael Taggart’s authorized bio]
So begins the adventures of “The Misfit Mage“!
But before the Mage, there was “The Men” and “The Flowers“, photobooks showcasing Michael’s photography and Photoshop skills.
Michael likes to pursue his passions, whatever they may be. For a time, his passion was photography and PhotoShop. Along with an admiration of handsome male models and pretty flowers, he combined his passions to create photobooks that were e-published. Except for one, “Bodies of Art”, which was a physically printed book and became an adventure in publishing!
“So I read a lot! I started with Westerns, went through thrillers and spy novels, loved Science Fiction, went into High Fantasy, then Urban Fantasy. That seemed to stick. I finally had a book idea that just wouldn’t let go. It took 4.5 years to write my first book, Misfit Mage.”
Michael Taggart, Author of Misfit Mage
Michael Taggart Books 