Matt Kite

I’ve been working with words since 1991, when I submitted my first article to Northwest Runner, a now-defunct regional magazine that runners read mostly for the race results in the back. From such a humble beginning, I went on to become a stringer at a daily newspaper, a magazine columnist, and a features writer. Ten years later, after trying my hand at freelance writing full-time, I took a job at a literary service and spent the next two decades editing, rewriting, and ghostwriting manuscripts of all kinds, from historical memoirs to grisly thrillers and suspense novels. Along the way, I found time to continue freelancing for various clients, including a weekly city paper and a real estate blog.

When I’m not writing, I’m usually running in the woods, hiking in the mountains, or playing my guitar in a sweaty nightclub. I have a bachelor’s degree in history (Western Washington University, ’89), which I never put to use, and a minor in English, which has served me well. I also have a weakness for baked goods, among other important food groups (see also: peanut butter and chocolate). My two favorite people on the planet are my wife and son.