Piziks writes mostly science fiction, fantasy, steampunk, and film and television series novelizations.
He has also written science fiction books with LGBT themes under his pseudonym, Steven Harper, and has been nominated for the Gaylactic Spectrum Award for his novels four times without winning, a record.
[citation needed] He is also a member of the Book View Café writers co-op.
At twelve years of age, he moved to the outskirts of Midland, Michigan, then later to Saginaw, where he graduated from high school.
He currently writes science fiction and fantasy novels under two names and lives in Michigan with his husband, where he teaches English.