Prior to publishing 3 novels plus 30 books on Blurb, Stockwell, was a founder of the San Francisco firm of Bull Stockwell Allen Architects and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He has received numerous design awards and been honored with two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. His watercolors, are in private collections throughout the country. He and his wife, Mimi, live in Boulder, Colorado.