K. L. Collins is an Ivy-League-educated author whose writing career began in television on the Showtime series "Soul Food." For more than a decade, Collins worked at several large Hollywood studios, including Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and Dreamworks. Born in the United States, Collins has also lived in Africa and Europe and is fluent in French. Authors who have been an inspiration include Stephen King, Whitley Strieber, William Peter Blatty and Robert Ludlum. Today, Collins focuses on writing novels and teaching college-level screenwriting for both television and film.