We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
— Walt Disney
 

Brandon M. Hatten is an adventurer, entrepreneur, investor, amateur historian, fitness enthusiast, loving husband, new father, and a longtime storyteller. He began his writing journey in the 3rd Grade whenever he rewrote the stories from his Literature book in the ways that he believed they should be told. Brandon eventually typed his first stories at the age of 13 and, thanks to reinforcement from friends and family, has not stopped since.

Coming from the relatively-small town of Princeton, Indiana, Brandon models many of his story ideas around what he knows and the experiences he has lived through. Carrying an interest for almost every genre and the tragic desire to know everything, Brandon often spends more hours researching and reading than actually writing.

Brandon has a degree in Business Administration and studied Economics in Europe. He joined the Army National Guard during high school and draws much of his inspiration from the people he serves with. Brandon has an extremely diverse background that motivates him to want to write stories on all subjects from science fiction to historical drama and everything in between.

Currently, Brandon is actively working on half-a-dozen novels with more than three-hundred ideas in various stages of development.

My greatest inspiration always has been and always will be Walt Disney. As early as I can remember, I have been in love with the magic of Disney movies and began creating my own works based on what I experienced. My creative venture began with comic books and simple drawings before I developed the craft of penmanship. Once I bought my first desktop computer in middle school, my journey of typing endless stories began and has not stopped since. I will be the most successful storyteller of the early-21st century and create stories for the rest of my life; no doubt about that!

–Brandon Hatten

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All photography is by Amber L. Hatten – ambz.media

Publisher’s Page TouchPoint Press


Reading List:

All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) — Erich Maria Remarque

Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times (2018) — Michael Beschloss

The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896) — H. G. Wells