From a young age Jake has been a creature of curiosity. He was always fascinated by stories and film, and he knew he would spend his life surrounded by his passions. A self taught guitarist, he had...view moreFrom a young age Jake has been a creature of curiosity. He was always fascinated by stories and film, and he knew he would spend his life surrounded by his passions. A self taught guitarist, he had spent many years playing in numerous cover bands in and around Fargo, North Dakota. Jake was always writing and working on numerous short stories and other original ideas throughout his teenage years. The year 2011 saw Jake stepping away from the cover band scene to focus on original music and also his writing. Fast forward 4 years.Jake had been working on ideas for his first major novel Argent's Illusion since 2011. Now was the time to finalize the first book in the series and release it. 2015 will see the release of his first full length novel, Argent's Illusion. Jake built a digital distribution company called MINDCORE LLC to release his current and future works, as well as works by other authors, musician's and filmmakers.Jake enjoys writing music and the occasional late night Taco Bell run. He lives in North Dakota with his beautiful and very talented wife Helen, who serves as inspiration to his many ideas both written and heard.view less