Kenneth D. Watson Jr. lives in District Heights, Maryland, where he has lived his whole life. He began conceptualizing Devil 13 in 2005 but put no words to paper until 2008, right before he was hospitalized for a brain tumor. Since then, Kenneth has undergone four brain surgeries and is currently attending classes at Prince George's County Community College. He is also the father of nine-year-old Lashay. Devil 13 is his first novel.