Writing has always been on the list of "Things To Do" for Mark H. Huston, but he never seemed to get around to it, with life, family, career, and all of that stuff in the way. But the happenstance discovery of the 1632 series, which led to Baens Bar, and then combined with his long time interest in the "what ifs" of history came together in 2002. This combination of events finally gave him the impetus to get off his butt and write something.

Mark discovered that despite the fact that his mother told him he was a great writer, he was really lousy at it.

At first.

Working with the 1632 community gave him a framework to begin his writing, make a lot of mistakes, get support and feedback, and get better at it. He now at least understands POV, and why it is important. But he acknowledges also that he has a lot to learn.

Mark makes his living now as a sales engineer, and brings a deep background of technical problem solving to his writing. In addition, he has been a pipefitter, welder, HVAC repairman, sales manager, plant manger, engineer, actor, theater producer and director, playwright, racecar driver and fabricator for 25 plus years, auto mechanic, lousy student, mime, active church member and "religion junkie", factory worker, broadcaster, and a roadie. He claims not to remember a lot about the roadie experience, as it was in the early-mid 1970s.

He desires to become a better writer and storyteller, submit work outside of the 1632 experience, get published, and check more things off his "Things To Do" list, before he gets too old to care about it. He writes a column for a local Chicago area real estate magazine, and has been published in the ASHRAE Journal.

Mark lives in the Chicago area, and has been married to his amazingly loving and patient wife Kristin for twenty-five years. They have three above average kids and a wire fox terrier, or as Kristin says, "Five children and herself."