About Matt McMann

FUN STUFF

I wrote my first spooky story for a school writing assignment when I was twelve. It was not good. If you like bad scary stories, you can read mine here.

After that, I wanted to become an author and write the kind of spooky mystery adventure stories I loved to read. In middle school, I won the annual creative writing contest in both 7th and 8th grades (Thanks, Mr. Douglas).

In high school, I decided to pursue music. After college, I became a professional musician for twenty-six years, performing in a variety of places including parks, churches, a shopping mall, an NFL stadium, a cruise ship, and Austria.

Now I’m back to writing spooky stories. I also write a personal development blog that is not scary. Except when I wrote about the time I chased a ghost light on the mountain behind our house. You can read that story here.

On my YouTube channel, I interviewed my daughter about playing Nancy Drew on TV, my wife about writing New York Times bestsellers, and reviewed some great books for kids. You can watch those videos here.

Looking for writing advice? Watch my writing tips video here. For young writers, I highly recommend StoryHavenClub.com.

ARTISTIC FAMILY

My wife Lisa McMann is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of dozens of books for kids and young adults, including The Unwanteds series, The Forgotten Five series, and the Wake trilogy. My daughter is actor Kennedy McMann, who portrayed Nancy Drew for four seasons on the CW network show Nancy Drew and guest starred on shows like The Good Doctor and Law & Order: SVU. My son Kilian McMann is a professional freelance illustrator and graphic designer whose work can be found at https://www.greatravendesign.co.

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