About

Ryan Marek

I studied engineering at Texas A&M, drawn early to systems, structure, and the way complex ideas fit together. That way of thinking still shapes how I approach most things—problem-solving, work, and writing included.

Professionally, I work in finance. It’s a world built on models, assumptions, and decisions made with incomplete information. While it may seem distant from fiction on the surface, it’s taught me a lot about risk, tradeoffs, and the stories people tell themselves when outcomes don’t go as planned.

Writing has always existed alongside that path. I’m drawn to fantasy because it allows room to examine belief, responsibility, and identity at a distance—to ask questions that feel timeless without being abstract. I’m less interested in spectacle for its own sake than in perspective: how events are remembered, how roles are assigned, and how meaning shifts depending on who is doing the telling.

I’m currently writing a fantasy novel that grew out of those interests. It’s a story shaped by conflict, consequence, and the human need to make sense of what happens to us and around us. This site exists as a home for that work, along with notes, reflections, and writing that doesn’t always fit neatly into a single project.