Q. Allen was influenced in elementary school by Stephen King, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and the works of Edgar Allen Poe. After attending a performance of Canterbury Tales, he wrote and perfo...view moreQ. Allen was influenced in elementary school by Stephen King, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and the works of Edgar Allen Poe. After attending a performance of Canterbury Tales, he wrote and performed in his first stage play. In high school, he wrote a graphic novel. The End Timers is his first published work followed by Umbra Ortum book two of The End Timers Series.view less