Author of Aftermath — a post-collapse mythic odyssey where talking skulls ride backpacks, glass storms hunt towns, and children vanish into cults. Dark, weird, and very much alive.
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Read the first act of my novel Aftermath, presented in its entirety, free of charge!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jWytIst5jJ5QYv0lIEqo_miSZ7YHjN_cEYIM7nb46gU/edit?usp=drivesdk
One of my favorite aspects of being a writer is the collaboration and communication I'm having with other writers. I'm reading two manuscripts now, and helping a third author with world building and finding her voice.
It's so rewarding. I am forging friendships that will endure, based on trust that I hold their work as sacred in the same way they do.
I finished act one of Aftermath last week. After having trouble with one of the chapters in act two, a few writers, my dad included, said, “Take a break before moving on.”
So I started a short story this morning on my phone, before the sun rose over my quiet little town. It's something that's been in my head for a while now.
The dream of publishing a book is still alive. A lifelong goal of mine is to publish a fiction novel. I don’t have any goals for commercial success—this journey is the goal. #writing #newwriter #WritingCommunity
Not just because somebody said nice things about my work, although that's certainly something I relish. No, because I found my audience. It's people like this, who find my work “dope”.
Because it IS dope. The stuff I write about is the stuff of legends and nightmares. Mine, and someday, yours.
I received an amazing message from a stranger today, someone on Reddit who had read the chapter one sample currently available on my website.
She said (I'm paraphrasing slightly), “I fell in love with your voice and your style. The metaphors, ‘the sun was a hammer on my shoulders’—no ‘likes’ in there. Really so good! You've got such a dope style… You kind of remind me of Luke Davies, just one of my favorite authors of all time!”
I live for comments like this.
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