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Matt Bille

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in Bangor, Maine, The United States
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Jim Butcher, Michael Crichton, Dana Stabenow, Stephen King

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I'm a writer, naturalist, and historian living in Colorado Springs. I'm a former Air Force officer and have a career in consulting to feed my writing habit (and my family, of course). I published my first book in 1995 and claim an all-time persistence award: the fantasy Raven's Quest, originally submitted to a publisher in 1983, made it to print in 2018. I'm a longtime aficionado of space exploration, paleontology, zoology, cryptozoology, and several other things. I have a collection of figures, toys, and models of the Devonian-era armored Dunkelosteus terrelli and maintain a FaceBook site for this scary-cool predator. I wrote about it in Prehistoric Times (Summer 2018) and am bringing it to life in fiction as well.

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Matt Bille Matt, once I had in mind that these would be korrigans (there are many definitions of korrigans, but I developed the short primate-like predator idea)…moreMatt, once I had in mind that these would be korrigans (there are many definitions of korrigans, but I developed the short primate-like predator idea) I had to think about what would make them scary and how the scary traits (diet, sense of smell, ability to stay in a larva-like state, etc. etc.) might have evolved with a real creature.There are plenty of example of unique traits in the animal kingdom, so I picked the ones that suited me and melded them until I had a believable creature (I hope!)(less)
Matt Bille Matt, I knew that dolmens are supposedly haunted by all kinds of creatures, so I picked the one that most interested me. I wanted a "monster" no one e…moreMatt, I knew that dolmens are supposedly haunted by all kinds of creatures, so I picked the one that most interested me. I wanted a "monster" no one else had ever used.(less)
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