Brian Thompson is a word geek with an analytical mind and an imaginative heart. His background in legal tech means he loves puzzles and precision, but his passion for stories lets him bend reality and explore the unknown. Both sides fuel his writing, whether he’s geeking out over word origins or unraveling supernatural mysteries.

Brian Thompson was born and raised in Minnesota. His first professional writing foray was as a freelancer for Cracked.com. One of his articles was chosen to be published in Cracked.com’s first physical collection You Might be a Zombie and Other Bad News which made the NYT Non-Fiction bestseller list. Being surrounded by other talented writers, he saw many of them participate in National Novel Writing Month. One November he decided to try too and failed miserably, but it did kick off the start of his first novel, The Observer. Many of the items researched while writing for Cracked.com were inspirations for parts of the novel.

When not writing, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, singing with the Angelica Encore Choral Ensemble, watching Dungeons & Dragons and other TTRPG content, and playing RPG video games.