Biography
One of Eric James Stone’s earliest memories is of seeing an Apollo moon-shot launch on television. That might explain his life-long fascination with astronomy and space travel. His father’s collection of old science fiction ensured that Eric grew up on a full diet of Asimov, Heinlein and Clarke.
While getting his degree in political science at Brigham Young University, Eric took some creative writing classes. He wrote several short stories, and even submitted one for publication, but it was rejected and he gave up on creative writing for over ten years.
During those years Eric graduated from Baylor Law School, worked on a campaign in New York, and then took a job in Washington, D.C., with one of those special interest groups politicians are always complaining that other politicians are being influenced by.
Then he quit the political scene to work as a web developer for a dot-com company in Utah.
In 2002 he started writing fiction again, and in 2003 he attended Orson Scott Card’s Literary Boot Camp.
A winner in the 2004 Writers of the Future Contest, Eric has since had stories published in Analog, Intergalactic Medicine Show, and Baen’s Universe, among other venues.
In 2007 Eric got laid off from his web development job just in time to go to the Odyssey Writing Workshop. He has since found a different web development job.
In 2009 Eric became an assistant editor for Intergalactic Medicine Show.
Eric lives in Eagle Mountain, Utah. His website can be found at www.ericjamesstone.com.
