M. STEVEN S. WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. HE MOVED TO LOS ANGELES TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND NEVER LEFT. HE’S A GRAFFITI ENTHUSIAST, A SELF-DESCRIBED MEDIOCRE GUITAR PLAYER (AT BEST), AND A RECENT DISC GOLF CONVERT (HE WILL ABSOLUTELY PLAY A ROUND WITH YOU). HE AND HIS WIFE LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF LA WITH THEIR DOG AND THREE CATS. ILL BEHAVIOR IS HIS FIRST NOVEL, AND HE’S IN THE MIDDLE OF WRITING HIS SOPHOMORE EFFORT.