Author Joseph Rhea

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Novelist and screenwriter, but also an ocean
scientist and space software developer, plus
an indie game designer (sleep is for wimps!)
Learn more @ my website http://JosephRhea.com
Author Websitehttp://JOSEPHRHEA.COM
In other news, I was just driving home from work and saw the front bumper fall off a black Tesla right beside me. Wonder how often that happens...
Is the fact that my Kindle pages read seems to be following the stock market, proof that we are living in the matrix?
I just ordered a personalized #Lumon coffee mug because my work is mysterious and important. And I'm a nerd.
It's always the point when you stop thinking about slow book sales and just focus on writing, then people suddenly start buying all of your books. 😀
Just realized that posting about it will probably kill that. 😭 #writerslife

Almost every author is talking about this, so for the record, they pirated 5 of my books as well as numerous papers from scientific journals.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

The Atlantic
Okay, so maybe my bio didn't HAVE to be perfectly rectangular, but am I happy that it is? You betcha!
Well, even though I believe it's a waste of money, I'm submitting my latest screenplay, Rogue Wave, to 2 script competitions; The Austin Film Festival and The Page Awards. My very first script made the 2nd round at Austin 2 years ago, so who knows. It's just a distraction these days anyway.
Another 1000 words written today, and considering what's going on in the US, that's an accomplishment.
My mood today, and every Monday lately.
I discovered my writer's "voice" by accident a few years ago. It seems that I write prose (books) as if they are screenplays. All of my stories follow the mythic hero's journey, are organized as a series of connected scenes, and replace most internal thoughts with dialogue. Like it or not, that's me!