Kendall Smith's foray into the writing world began with his self-published debut novel Double-Edged Justice in 2007. His experience sharpened his perspective on the business and craft itself. After a brief stint as a political-satire blogger, he returned to his roots with a focus on writing novels within the thriller and mystery genre. The road to publishing Vault 21-12, and Kendall's involvement with Percussion Publishing, represented a three-year process. The lessons he garnered while publishing his first novel were put to use for his second, which involved several critiques by noteworthy ed...