Merry’s Biography

Real Name: Meg
Birthdate: June 12
Sign: Gemini
Location: Denver, CO

Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Food: pot stickers, sushi, crab legs, french fries
Favorite Music: Classical, indie, dance, cyberopera, anything by Michael Jackson, and angsty girls with pianos and/or guitars
Favorite Movies: The Scarlet Pimpernel, Pan’s Labyrinth, Battle Royale, The Incredibly True Adventure of 2 Girls in Love, Pirates of the Caribbean
Favorite TV: Chuck, True Blood, The Gates, Dexter, Xena, Glee

Pets: Two cats – Casper and Orion
Hobbies: home improvement, reading, writing, sewing, web design, crafty stuff

Merry Shannon was born in California and grew up a military brat. Raised in a conservative family, she was not allowed to watch cartoons and moved around so much that she made few friends; and so she turned to books for companionship and entertainment. She fell in love with reading at a very young age, and soon began to write her own stories.

Her love of fantasy and adventure began very early, and at the age of thirteen Merry completed her first novel-length story. She continued to write throughout high school, and graduated college in 2001 with a B.A. in English. Romance is her favorite genre, so most of her work features a blossoming relationship in a fantasy/adventure setting. Her first book, Sword of the Guardian, recieved two Golden Crown Literary Awards in 2007.

Currently Merry lives in sunny Denver. She’s a full time social worker who writes in her spare time. When she’s not writing she enjoys home improvement projects, reading, watching movies, traveling, sewing and crafts, and spending time with friends.