Peter Mooren Firebird Winner Author Interview

 Pete grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, before joining the Army out of high school. After a couple enlisted years, he switched gears and decided to go the officer route. He graduated from West Point four years later and subsequently spent five years as an Army Transportation Officer. He eventually moved back to Green Bay with his wife and first child to pursue life in the corporate world. The next several years turned out to be quite life changing.Pete was blessed with two more children during that time, but those wonderful events were sandwiched between the losses of his mom, brother-in-law, and dad. Those deaths served as a catalyst toward an awakening of sorts. A lot of growth and healing led to a need to do something he was passionate about, something that resonated deeply, something that spoke to his soul. Writing had been nothing more than a pipe dream for a long time, but it suddenly became the thing that called to him the most.So, he quit his job and moved to Costa Rica with his wife and three children in January 2020 to pursue that dream. It wasn't the smoothest of starts to his writing career, however. Pete's mother-in-law passed away unexpectedly just three weeks later, and that was then followed by the world shutting down. But through it all, he finally managed to complete his first book (Journey to Elani).He's now in Florida and his passion for writing and world creation is as high as ever. He has already begun work on his next writing project, in the genre that drew him to want to write. The Return of Abaddon, the first book in his epic fantasy series, The Scars of Hiraeth, was released in March of 2022 and won First Place in the Firebird Book Awards in three categories (Fantasy, Magical Realism, and Metaphysical Fantasy).Look for the second book, A Surprising Ally, late in the year.VISIT THE WEBSITE