Middle grade author Grant Goodman draws inspiration from what drove his imagination as a kid: a love of comics, cartoons, and video games.

Grant’s magic formula is to take little pieces of what inspires him, and then weave them together to make something that’s all his own. His Agent Darcy & Ninja Steve series is a combination of his first job as a martial arts instructor, the heartfelt friendships in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the imagination of Adventure Time’s landscapes.

Grant enjoys stories that have magic, robots, dragons, ghosts, or vampires, but what he loves most about a great book is when characters gain new skills that help them to become better people. As an author, he finds real value when his readers see characters make pro