After several false starts, Michael C. Goodwin began writing science fiction novels in 2008. He is an illustrator, cartoonist and book designer. His first book of cartoons, "Who Was That Monolith I Saw You With?" gave birth to a series including, "My Stars!" "Son of Monolith," and "Tripping the Light Fantastic." He is also a contributor to many other anthologies of SF humor. He was the graphic designer to Orson Scott Card's editor in the fantasy anthologies, "Dragons of Light," and "Dragons of Darkness." He is co-author to "A Guide to the Commonwealth," detailing Alan Dean Foster's Humanx Commonwealth series of books, His first science fiction novel, "Field Trip," was released in November of 2014. He currently lives in Northern Utah, writing, painting and working with the national award winning, Treehouse Children's Museum as a consulting artist.