Catfish Charlie

J. A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who began tutoring J. A. at an early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American western history library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J. A. worked hard and learned, later going on to become the coauthor of William W. Johnstone's many bestselling westerns and thrillers. J. A. Johnstone lives on a ranch in Tennessee.

William W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling western writer in America, and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over fifty million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as "the greatest western writer of the twenty-first century."

Brian Telestai is an American musician and actor based in the Pacific Northwest. He started in the entertainment industry as a founding member of I Am Ghost on Epitaph Records (bass/keys/orchestration/background vocals). You might have seen him on the front page of Myspace, playing on the Vans Warped Tour in 2006 or 2007, or even on posters at your local mall, when he was a model for Hot Topic. These days, he works as a film, stage, and television actor, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator. He is also passionate about writing hard rock musicals, helping his wife of fifteen years with her performing arts camps, hiking and forest bathing along the Boise River, and cuddling his tuxedo cat, Hiro.