Jared McVay lived in Oregon where he wrote his books and did storytelling, book signings, speaking engagements, and even got in a little fishing from time to time. Jared wrote westerns, children's books, and action and adventure books and could write in any genre.  Before becoming a novelist, Jared was a professional actor – stage, film and television, and a ghostwriter for screenplays.

As a young man he worked as a cowboy, a rodeo clown, a lumberjack, barker for a carnival and a truck driver. During the 1950’s he rode the rails as a hobo and during the 80’s, a blue water sailor. He spent his military time in the US Navy Sea Bees, where he learned his electrical trade as a power lineman, then spent ten years as a lineman for Kansas Gas & Electric. But it was his love of entertaining people that led him into acting and writing.

Jared has five children, eleven grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, four great, great grandchildren, and a wonderful girlfriend Jerri.