Richard E.D. Jones is an award-winning newspaper reporter who began writing fiction because he wanted to get paid for making things up and not get fired for it. Newspapers are funn...view moreRichard E.D. Jones is an award-winning newspaper reporter who began writing fiction because he wanted to get paid for making things up and not get fired for it. Newspapers are funny that way. Jones is a stay-at-home father of three boys and lives with his wife and family in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. When he can pry his nose out of a book, he likes to write his own stories, filled with the sort of bad humor that has given his wife so many trials over the years. Richard is the lead writer for The Dude's Guide, an online daily blog about fatherhood and raising little dudes without going crazy(ier). The Dude's Guide can be found at http://adudesguide.com. His fiction has appeared in numerous on-line magazines and print publications. He currently is revising an urban-fantasy novel, and expanding his award-winning young readers' story, "The Mismatched Monster" into a novel His website is http://www.byrichardjones.com.view less