As part of my revisit basics of writing while I pick away at my second novel, I started to explore scene transitions. In early drafts of HOST, scene transitions were not intentional for me. I think some aspects and points I hit naturally, simply from reading books you pick up Read more
How is it May already? Deep into finding ways to promote HOST, and finishing a first draft of my next book, I’ve been picking away at my reading list (although I am behind by six books already). I read these back in Jan / Feb, a little all over the Read more
Now that I’m full steam ahead with book two (as of this writing about 30% done), I’m revisiting some basics of writing to; 1) inspire the writing process and 2) keep learning. Recently got into chapter structure and how this can shape a novel. I found there are a few Read more
I’ve been playing video games for a long time. From Frogger on Atari, to Mario on NES, to TMNT in the arcade, to Last of Us on Playstation. It’s been a long gaming career with no pay or a 401k. Aside from games getting bigger in scope, where you’re simply Read more
I was terrible in writing, literature, and English courses as a kid. My high school freshman year English teacher sucked the life out of writing. Until I took a creative writing class senior, my interest in writing was drained. Creative writing had no rules. It was focused on the world Read more
I’m excited to announce my first book event of 2024! I was recently accepted to RJ Julia’s local author series event for fiction on Wednesday, March 6th at 5pm. RJ Julia Booksellers is an independent book store with locations in Madison and Middletown, CT. The event highlights local and/or independent Read more
Just a note, doing the same load of laundry twice in a day doesn’t make it cleaner. But it’s a great way to not get important shit done. This is going to be a rambling rant about motivation, proceed with that knowledge. During and after the holidays I found myself Read more
One aspect I keep hearing about being an author (or any artist really) is finding your voice. For authors, some say it takes three to four books to find. Maybe that’s true. For others, they may find it right away, either way I think it’s a natural part of the Read more
2024. Can’t wait to get to know you, maybe. Wild to think that, my debut novel, HOST has been out for six months now. As I still toy with and figure out the best ways to promote it, I’m working on a second book, which I plan to have out Read more
Writing isn’t easy. Like anything, it takes work, commitment, and time to be good at. Along that path myths get created about the process and successes that come with writing. Who creates these myths? Who knows. Some can be attributed to a specific comment by someone at some point in Read more