u/Old-Organization6230

Dinniman's father was in the U.S. Army, and the family frequently moved between states, and Dinniman considered himself a "military brat He read numerous books and began writing as a child. Once his father retired in Tucson, Arizona, he attended and graduated from Sabino High School. He started his first novel while he was a senior in high school, which formed the basis of his The Shivered Sky trilogy, released in 2003.He attended the University of Arizona and Prescott College, and followed those with creative writing classes at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona, which furthered his interest in being a writer.