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Mark D. Trollinger

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In 2016, I did something no one had done before: I combined cryptozoology and craft beer to create the first cryptid-meets-craft-beer fiction series. What started as one experimental book has grown into ten published novels, with an anticipated final total of 34 books exploring legendary creatures, roadside oddities, and America's best breweries.

I write realistic fiction for people who don't normally read fiction. My books feature everyday language, tongue-in-cheek humor, pop culture references, mysterious creatures, and (of course) craft beer. If you like beer, road trips, paranormal TV shows, and keeping an open mind, you'll probably like what I do.

By day, I work in university faculty training and teach marketing, business management, and
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March 2022

Things are moving along well for two new projects. My cover designer Nyssa Iniguez has the craft beer-inspired cover nearly complete. Just a few minor adjustments with contrast and it will be ready to go.

The novella that covers events from the end of Book 4 has received good comments from one of my beta readers. She has read every book in the series and said she liked this one even better then the Read more of this blog post »
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