How it all began—Nature’s inspirations
The vision began here—kayaking Kingdom Lake, British Columbia, Canada—the moment I understood what had always been there: a jagged rock rising from the water like an ancient Sphinx, and I named it Maalik, Chief of the Dark Angels. Its malformed bite, grim malocclusion, seeping pus and blood—legs sinking into the depths—hulking, primeval, watching. The rock loomed, its jagged snout jutting into the water, rough yet unmistakable: a prehistoric sentinel, a beast carved from the bones of the world, etched into the Cascade Mountains along the Pacific Ring of Fire. From there, The Lost World of Mythoamphibia was born.
AUTHOR, INVENTOR, FOUNDER OF REVISIONGRADE
Michael J. Meraw brings military aviation, aerospace management, product invention, and storytelling to a career spanning more than four decades. Based in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, he writes fiction exploring power, survival, ecological consequence, and the vulnerable lives caught within systems they did not choose.
He is the creator of the EᴠØ-Myth Universe™, an interconnected world of novels, screenplays, and imagined futures, and the founder of RevisionGrade, a literary platform spanning manuscript evaluation, guided revision, the Agent Readiness Package™, and Storygate Studio™. Across these pursuits, he combines imaginative ambition with the discipline required to turn an idea into something concrete.
RevisionGrade’s distinctive design brings together 13 literary criteria, the Golden Spine™, and the WAVE Readiness System™ within a connected framework for story evaluation and revision. It links manuscript findings to supporting evidence and structured revision decisions, then carries that work forward into submission preparation through the Agent Readiness Package™ and publishing opportunities through Storygate Studio™. This integration reflects Michael’s longstanding commitment to making complex systems understandable, accountable, and useful.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
A retired Major and former military pilot, Michael served 21 years in the Canadian Forces and holds the Canadian Forces’ Decoration (CD). He subsequently spent 20 years at Pratt & Whitney Canada, serving in senior leadership roles across Marketing, Business Planning & Development, Reliability & Airworthiness, Customer Service, and Enterprise Information Management.
His education includes a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Bachelor of Commerce (BComm), and Advanced Graduate Diploma in Management (AGDM). He also holds the Stanford Certified Project Manager (SCPM) professional designation and held the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation until 2023.
As founder of Technoslips Inc., Michael developed the TagDawgs™ product line, including GuardDawg Court Grip Traction Solution™. His invention work includes U.S. Patent No. 9,781,968 and Canadian Patent No. 2,889,560, titled Apparatus for a shoe, covering a shoe-mounted apparatus.
In April 2015, he pitched GuardDawg Court Grip Traction Solution™ to investors during a studio recording for CBC’s Dragons’ Den. The segment was not broadcast, and he was not offered a deal.
Today, he applies that experience in invention, operations, and information management to the development of RevisionGrade.
FICTION AND THE EᴠØ-MYTH UNIVERSE™
Michael’s fiction explores the intersection of environmental collapse, existential reckoning, and humanity’s impact on the planet. His experience as a military pilot and corporate aerospace leader informs his narratives of survival, control, and the limits of human power.
His stories challenge the myth of human dominance. They trace what happens when the earth stops forgiving us—when rivers remember, forests reclaim, and species speak back. They also examine human-made systems, including cartel camps, as closed ecosystems of inherited violence.
Living in Culiacán places him within the region that shapes Cartel Babies. He writes about the quiet majority living in the shadow of cartel power: people navigating fear, loyalty, and survival while trying to protect their families inside a system they did not choose.
His fiction unfolds within the interconnected EᴠØ-Myth Universe™, conceived as a transmedia world spanning novels, films, and games—where conscience evolves, creation keeps score, and every species bears the cost of what only one species created.
EᴠØ-Myth and EᴠØ-Myth Universe are trademarks of Michael J. Meraw.