User:Author MJ Preston

 MJ Preston- Author and Artist at Large 

MJ Preston, born January 7th, 1965, started writing when he was 12 years old. By the time he was 21 he was writing movie reviews for his hometown paper, but got his call up to join the Canadian Military in 1986. Serving with the Army, he continued to write for the Base newspaper and penning short stories in his spare time.

1989 in Suffield, Alberta

Down wind from the Dres Test area where Nato had studied the effects of chemical and biological agents MJ Preston clacked away on an old electric Olivetti typewriter. As the prairie winds swirled and sent dust devils through their camp he began formulating a short story that would eventually evolve into the Novel that is now known as The Equinox Official Site

Military service and and taking care of a family interrupted the novel he envisioned. As a result, he shelved it, but it was never forgotten.

Spring 1998

After being medically released from the military he pioneered an Internet newsgroup called: The Canadian Veterans' Alliance which championed the rights of soldiers serving and retired..

This website promoted history, political commentary and tackled tough issues facing retired soldiers. MJ Preston's efforts caught the attention of the CBC and was featured on the weekly call in show TALK TV with Ann Petre.

In late 2009, he set out to complete the book and with the help of Author R James Steel he began writing again. In the beginning it wasn't easy, the usual suspects such as hard drive crashes, corrupt compact discs and time all proved to be adversaries, but he pushed forward.

He states that this is not your run of the mill horror novel that it is based on the native mythology, but finds itself in modern society. Along with writing this new horror story MJ Preston has also gone about creating artwork and videography that compliment the story and can be found on this website.

His debut novel is set for release in the summer of 2011.

In addition to The Equinox Site, he also has opened a sister site called The Black Galleries