A life-long naval enthusiast, Lewis has been thrilled for as long as he can remember by stories true and fictional about ships and the men who crewed them.

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The writing bug bit him as a child, and his first "creative efforts" were a series of two-paragraph ghost stories written on his family's typewriter.  Over the years he became a fan of writers like Clive Cussler, Alastair MacLean, and Jules Verne.  He lives in Texas with his family, bunches of LEGO, and shelves full of ship models.