I am a graduate of Purdue University (2009) where I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing, with an unauthorized minor in Heavy Metal Drumming.

During college—while working as a third-shift janitor in the bowels of the university’s liberal arts building—I formed the fantasy metal band Lorenguard, which would be the foundation for both my first novel and my lifelong love for fantasy and storytelling.

After finishing college, I began writing professionally as a freelancer for Fantasy Flight Games. It was a dream gig—working on one of my all-time favorite fantasy game settings, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. This soon led to me accepting a full-time copywriting job in the Fantasy Flight Games marketing department. Not long after, I would move to the R&D department to begin my game design career, working on games such as Descent, X-Wing Miniatures Game, Mansions of Madness, and Gears of War.

While at Fantasy Flight Games, I continued playing drums for my band Lorenguard, occasionally touring and promoting my first novel, Eve of Corruption.

Between 2012 and 2019, with an increasing freelance workload, I decided to return to board games full-time in 2019 with my twin brother and co-designer, Adam. Together we have created over a dozen core game systems which continue to be supported by over sixty related products and expansions.

In July of 2025, after writing and publishing my eighth book (the first co-written with Adam), I became the co-founder of Twin Tale Studios, the new home for all game designs and stories by the Sadler Bros.