User:Tashgate/Author; Martin H. Petry

Author; Martin H. Petry is Martin Petry was born in Miami, Fla. raised in New York and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He attended Bryant College in Rhode Island and earned a degree in Business Administration/Marketing, however he did not discover his passion for crafting tales until after experiencing life in the corporate world, life on the road, life on the run and even life in the circus, eventually winding up as an unemployed tree-climber.

After a debilitating injury left him temporarily unable to work Martin sought sanity in words and began writing what would eventually become the first book in The Hard Justice Series - The Violation. Hard Justice is a riveting tale of murder, terrorism and explosive change, set primarily in Lyme, Connecticut. Over a five year period Martin struggled with the publishing industry as the single book became a trilogy, and then later a series which is soon to be completed The second volume of the Hard Justice Series is Peregrination, and the third is entitled Expurgation. The fourth book is Final Destination and the conclusion is Terminus. The first two novels of the trilogy were recently adapted for potential film projects. Throughout five years of personal upheaval and turmoil Martin also wrote volumes of handwritten poetry, some of which is contained within his first published books of poetry, By the Eyes of a Poet, and Facing a Mirror.

Martin also co-authored a shocking dual autobiography titled Convoking Hell with his partner, Tracy LeCates which was selected as Book of the Month for May 2010 by Borders Books of Fairfield, Connecticut. The sequel to this work is another co-authored piece entitled Conjuring Love. A book of short stories – The Curtailed Tails of Mutt Justify rounds out the non-fiction collection. Hypocronance was released in April of 2010 and has been causing quite a stir as the author points out how we as a country got into the condition we’re in now. Watchman on the Gate follows the hard-biting style, bringing religion into the political mix. Martin maintains a website online, usamutt.com which features videos of interviews, reviews and previews of the books and a public forum for discussion.

ABOUT USAMUTT USAMutt.com was created in early 2009, and was based on the premise of one of Martin's early writings, "The Gathering". USAMutt encourages visitors and participants to look at the world from a different perspective, to get back to the basics of humanity and common sense, and to live their dreams. Through the core tenants of TALENT, ENERGY, COOPERATION and GENEROSITY, USAMutt and My Mutt Publications seeks to support artists of every kind. Other fledgling authors are encouraged to post their work, or work with some of the other "Muttsters" to polish their work and publish it, no matter what genre they choose. Under the banner of My Mutt Publications he and his partner are now currently publishing works for other authors as well.