About the Author
Deven Kane plays a mean bass and loves to tell stories. He writes dystopian science fiction as well as urban fantasy, which he describes as “supernatural thrillers … set on another world.”
Deven’s been honing his writing chops since junior high school. He’d barely entered eighth grade when he submitted his first science fiction novella to a publisher.
As he soon discovered, aspiring 13-year-olds are rarely published. Fortunately, the editor — after politely turning him down — encouraged him to keep writing.
“That was very gracious of him,” Deven says now. “He could’ve said, ‘Kid, you’re wasting my time. Go dig a hole and bury yourself.’ But instead, he took the time to encourage an aspiring writer. I’ll never forget that, and want to pay it forward whenever I can.”
Deven enjoys reading across many genres — “good story-telling and great characters transcend genre” — but finds his writing groove in the dystopian end of the speculative pond, or crafting urban fantasy thrillers.
“Speculative fiction allows me to explore human nature, interpersonal conflicts, the desire to rise above our circumstances, and the obstacles that hold us back,” he says. “No matter the setting — Earth’s future, the present, or an alien culture on another planet — the most compelling stories are always about how we interact with people around us. The good, the bad, the ugly, and our need to transcend.”
He pauses, gazing out the window before adding with a wry grin, “And, let’s be honest: writing speculative fiction is fun.”
Almost as much fun — one might suspect — as writing his own author bio in the third person.
You can read about Deven’s speculative fiction roots and influences here.
Drop Deven a line at info@devenkane.com.