Wilson is the son of
Reformed minister
Douglas Wilson and author Nancy Wilson. He was named after the biblical figures
Nathan and
David, and was educated at
Logos School. In sixth grade, Wilson decided that he wanted to become a writer, but he did not do any lengthy fiction writing until some years later. Wilson graduated from
New Saint Andrews College in 1999. He studied theology through
Liberty University from 1999 to 2000, and he received a master's degree in liberal arts from
St. John's College in 2001. During his graduate studies, Wilson began to work seriously toward writing children's fantasy. Of his first (unpublished) novel,
The Seventh Sneeze, he would later joke, "The title was the best thing about it." Wilson abandoned that project and launched a second attempt, which would ultimately become his 100 Cupboards series. and in doing so, "caused some uproar in the Shroud of Turin world." Wilson was the
managing editor for
Credenda/Agenda magazine. Wilson is married. He and his wife Heather In 2017, Wilson underwent surgery to remove a
brain tumor. In October 2020, Wilson's church,
Christ Church, organized protests against a
COVID-19 related mask mandate. Wilson was charged with various
misdemeanors following an episode where he allegedly plastered public property with stickers that compared the town of
Moscow to the
Soviet Union. He called the town's actions an abuse of power. == Writing career ==