In my thrillers, the real suspense comes not just from who committed the crime, but from whether the protagonist can overcome their own demons to solve it. My fantasy heroes must battle their inner doubts as fiercely as any demon. Mystery protagonists unravel personal truths alongside the puzzles they’re solving. Because that’s how life works—we’re all simultaneously the hero and the obstacle in our own stories.
C.L. Stegall
The story of
C.L. Stegall
Born in a small North Carolina town, I escaped as quickly as I could…graduating high school on a Friday and boarding a plane to Army Basic Training that Sunday morning.
A little over ten years later, I entered the financial world, moving from management to I.T. I met my lovely, irrepressible Wife, Mona, in San Diego. And, the rest they say…
Published my first poem at age 19.
Won my first short story contest in 2004.
Wrote and published my first novel in 2011.
Founded, owned and operated the genre fiction publishing company, Dark Red Press, for nearly five years before stepping down to focus on my own writing once more.
