Steven spruill biography
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Steven Spruil (website) is an American author of horror, vampire and medical thriller novels. Born in 1946 in Battle Creek, Michigan, he graduated in 1968 from the Andrews University with B.A. in biology, and next year he married Nancy Lyon.
After the university he worked as a ab technician and a technical writer at Hazleton Laboratories. In 1974 he enrolled at the The Catholic University studying for a doctorate in clinical psychology. During this time he wrote and sold his debut novel titled Keepers of the Gate in 1976.
While completing grad school, he published an additional five books, while also working as an adjunct professor at Catholic University, teaching creative writing to students in the drama program. Once he finished his doctoral dissertation, in 1981 he received his Ph.D in in clinical psychology.
He spent one year at Mount Vernon Hospital doing his internship, after which he started writing novels full time both under his name and his several pseudonyms, includi
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1968: Andrews University. Graduated with B.A. in biology. 1969: Married Nancy Lyon 1969-1974: Hazleton Laboratories. Laboratory technician, technical writer. 1974-1981: The Catholic University. While studying for a doctorate in clinical psychology, Spruill sold his first novel, Keepers of the Gate, to Doubleday in 1976. fem more of his novels were published while he completed graduate school. During this period, Spruill also served as an adjunct professor at Catholic University, teaching creative writing to students in the skådespel program at Catholic U. In 1980, Spruill completed his doctoral dissertation on Creativity, and was awarded the Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1981. 1981-present: After completing a year's internship at Mount Vernon Hospital in Virginia, Spruill turned to writing, full time. Fifteen of his novels, two novellas, and one non-fiction book have been published by Doubleday, Playboy Press, St. Martin's Press, TOR, Berkley, and Dell. His pseudonyms inclu
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Steven Spruill
American novelist
Steven Gregory Spruill (born April 20, 1946) is an author of horror, science fiction, and thriller novels, best known for his "hemophage" novels: Rulers of Darkness, Daughter of Darkness, and Lords of Light.[1] He has also written under the names Steve Harriman and Steve Lyon.
Early life and education
[edit]He was raised in Battle Creek, Michigan and lives in Virginia.[2] He and his wife, Nancy Lyon, married in 1969.[1]
Spruill attended Andrews University, where he earned a bachelor of arts in 1968, and Catholic University of America, where he earned a master of arts in 1979 and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1981.[1][3]
Career
[edit]Spruill began his career as a novelist with science fiction, and transitioned to contemporary thrillers in 1991 with the novel Painkiller.[1]
Spruill told Contemporary Authors, "As a novelist I'd like to do in another way what I