Jared’s childhood was split between Phoenix, Az, and Snowflake, AZ. Jared’s sense of writing and adventure was established with the help of his fourth grade teacher. She had introduced him to authors like C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien. This was combined with the stories of his Grandfather as a Seabee with the U.S. Navy during World War II, and the stories of how the Quan (Guan) family participated in the romancing of the three kingdoms in China. Jared had achieved a milestone with his book Ezekiel’s Gun getting published in 2010, adventure/spy novel. Jared has hopes to have several more books published in the future. He would like to travel the world and see places like China, Europe, and South Korea.