The Pretender Creators
The Pretender Creators
We love to entertain – been doing it our whole lives – and for the past 30 years have made it our passion, our career path.
Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle created,co-wrote and produced the Pretender. Nearly 20 years later they have also written 2 Pretender books, Rebirth and Saving Luke.
Steven and Craig at SCAD Atlanta on February 7, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Pretender Lives
For us, many of these bio things come off as self-serving smoke blown up the skirts of the artists whose names are atop the page. They usually entail the what we have done – the accomplishments, awards, blah, blah, blah (and yes, we’ve put that in here too, ‘cause we are proud of it and a little smoke up the skirt always feels good), but more importantly for us is the why we do it.
All the info on the real PTB’s can be found on the official the Pretender Lives site.
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Craig and Steve talking about the Pretender books on Slice of Sci Fi
Latest News from the Creators
Skylar
Skylar Young Jarod looked up from the controls. “Sydney, is it possible for a person to forget the ones they love?” “Answer me Sydney.” The Belgian remained planted in the dark, “Focus, Jarod.” “I just want to know if it’s possible.” Annoyed, Sydney looked up from his...
Russian Fans grill SLM
Russian Fans grill SLM A huge thank you to our Russian sister site, and shadowkate for sharing and translating the questions with us, and then very kindly posting the answers. And of course a huge thank you to Steven Long Mitchell, for taking the time to answer them!...
Pretendercentre Exclusive
Pretendercentre Exclusive Craig Van Sickle and Steven Long Mitchell, bless them, have offered an exclusive to the members of the Pretendercentre! If you have any questions you would like to submit, or any comments you want considered, submit them to the...
Latest News from the Creators
VBT Day#2: Coffee and a Keyboard
VBT Day#2: Coffee and a Keyboard Today’s VBT stop sent Steve & Craig to “Coffee and a keyboard”. You can read the special exclusive interview right here.
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The Pretender Vault and Creator’s Take
Visit the Vault
The Pretender Vault has finally been opened, revealing behind the scenes images never seen before.
Creator's Take
Visit the Pretender Episode Guide for the Creator’s behind the scenes take and stories about each episode.
Visit the Vault
The Pretender Vault has finally been opened, revealing behind the scenes images never seen before.
Creator's Take
Visit the Pretender Episode Guide for the Creator’s behind the scenes take and stories about each episode.
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The Centre Universe
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