Meet The Authors
Discover the inspiring journeys and passions of the talented authors behind The Chronicles of Duradim book series.
Jared Lovelady
Christopher Howald
'Sometimes I say to myself "Self, you're amazing!"'
From exploring the Busy World of Richard Scarry, to discovering a tesseract in a Wrinkle in Time, stories have always been a part of shaping Chris' life.
Chris' love of reading began early with books like Hatchet, and The Call of the Wild. One of his favorite story sets are the Little Critter books, which he still loves to this day.
A Wrinkle in Time was introduced to him by his sister when he was in third grade. His love of sci-fi and fantasy blossomed overnight, pushing him into the worlds magic, mystery, and suspense.
Whether it's recreating movie plots, roleplaying in battles, or coming up with hairbrained ideas among friends, Chris has always been a story creator.
The love of creating new things pushed him down a wandering path through construction and home design, into a Mechanical Engineering degree, landing him in systems and automation engineering. Along the way the love of reading and the desire to create stories of his own persisted, until he and Jared finally decided to put pen to paper and get serious about sharing the story they'd been toying with for almost twenty years with the rest of the world.
Chris is the tenth child in a family of twenty-one (twelve girls, nine boys, no twins). Perhaps this being a middle-among-middles created a need for attention, or maybe he's just always been weird.
Whatever the cause, he does not shy away from sharing his weirdness with others, inviting those around him to come along for the ride.