[4] One of his first storytelling memories took place while fishing in the Sierra Nevada mountains, when he made up a tale about "a superhero hot dog known as Capt.

[5] In high school, Savage wrote a story for his final project in psychology class instead of completing the suggested assignment, but earned an A.

[18] Savage has visited multiple elementary schools, speaking to kids about the main themes of his books and story writing techniques.

They include Cutting Edge (2001), Into the Fire (2002), House of Secrets (2005), Dead on Arrival (2006), A Time to Die (2010), The Fourth Nephite (2010), and Dark Memories (2013).

[20] The "techno-thriller" Cutting Edge, Savage's debut novel,[21] follows a Latter-day Saint (LDS) programmer from Utah whose new job in Silicon Valley turns out to be more dangerous than expected.

[23] In a review for Meridian Magazine, Jennie Hansen applauded Savage's ability to write from the perspective of a female main character in his Shandra Covington series.

[24] Savage's The Fourth Nephite is a Mormon fiction novel about a boy who finds himself in Palmyra, New York in 1827 and encounters Joseph Smith as he tries to protect the golden plates from robbers.

[25] In an article about The Fourth Nephite, the Deseret News reported that "Savage said combining fantasy elements and the LDS Church into a novel is a tricky process, but he is satisfied with the result of his efforts.

[6] Kirk Shaw, an editor at Covenant Communications, encouraged Savage to send in his manuscript for Dark Memories, even though the company had never published a horror novel before.

[28] Savage fought to preserve the novel's more horrific elements as it went through the editing process,[27] though he learned how to "let the scary stuff happen in the reader's head," imitating the style of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.

[28] Savage has held numerous job in his life, including CEO of an internet company, plumber, French chef, mall Santa and radio talk show host.

[1] On his website, he cites "reading, watching movies, camping, traveling, and spending time with his family" as his favorite activities.