Joseph A Anderson

Joseph didn’t so much find writing as it found him. It didn’t start well, though—he still remembers being in first grade, fumbling with letters on a “learning board,” his face burning with embarrassment. “What’s wrong with him?” whispered a classmate as he struggled to make sense of words that refused to take shape.

Years later, after college and a career in something entirely different, there was a floating moment when it all came together. He’d penned an advertisement for a large online retailer, and suddenly he was in demand for his ability to sell with words. All those moments growing up came rushing back—his college writing professors reminding him that if he ever decided to put in the work, he had something worth pursuing. So he did. He began writing stories, articles, and blog posts—constantly.

Before turning to writing full-time, Joseph spent decades guiding mountains around the world and serving as a climbing ranger on Mount Rainier. He trained branches of the armed forces and special operations teams, and founded Peregrine Mountain Guides—a career lived at the intersection of timing, risk, and ambition.

Today, his focus has shifted to storytelling. Though he still leads the occasional expedition, his primary mission is writing. His upcoming Star Dreamers trilogy and the novella Hannah Khalili blend high-octane adventure with sharp, character-driven explorations into this time and place we’re all living in together. Since publishing his first book in 2021, he’s carried the same restless drive that once pushed him up mountains into the worlds he now builds on the page.