I have been self-employed for over twenty years in the landscaping business in Austin, TX. In 2009 I began pursuing my long time love with writing and English and Literature and attended the Institute of Children's Literature where I graduated in 2010. Since then I have dedicated all my spare time in writing my first children's novel: Trankarri - The Boy with a Magical Pen. I live in Austin, TX with my wife of 16 years and have three beautiful children. For a full Bio please visit trankarri.com Now I have set my reading goals to 12-15 books a year and I divided them up into philosophy, writing skills, children's fiction and miscellaneous fiction/non-fiction. I did this because with work, writing, raising a family and all the other stuff in between I only have time to read about 30 minutes a day with a little more on the weekends.