John C. McCrae, known online as Wildbow, is the creator of the Parahumans series as well as the Otherverse (a modern supernatural setting) and Twig. He maintains a blog where he discusses his writing, as well as regularly interacting with fans online. He's occasionally active on Wikia as Wildbowpig.
Wildbow grew up in Ottowa, Canada, and has been writing since the seventh grade. He studied English and Applied Linguistics in university. He's been outspoken about his experiences growing up deaf, requiring the use of a cochlear implant.
McCrae has written five online serials, each comparable to a series of books:
Name | Series | Start Date | End Date | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
Worm | Parahumans | June 2011 | November 2013 | 1,682,400 words |
Pact | Otherverse | December 2013 | March 2015 | 947,600 words |
Twig | None | March 2015 | October 2017 | 1,605,400 words |
Ward | Parahumans | November 2017 | May 2020 | 1,944,700 words |
Pale | Otherverse | May 2020 | October 2023 | 3,788,500 words |
He began writing web serials as a way to encourage himself to follow a schedule and stick with a project long-term. Wildbow has followed much the same update schedule since the beginning of Worm, with essentially no breaks - a chapter posted every Tuesday and Saturday, with regular bonus chapters.