About Me
Who is this guy?!
I'm a Detroiter, born and raised, with a few stints in California (L.A. and S.F.). I'm a lapsed musician, and was in a goth rock band in Detroit in my twenties called Gargoyle Sox. We put out three albums. Faithful fans have posted many of our songs on YouTube. Check 'em out... unless you're afraid of the dark, that is.
First picture: Bodega Bay, CA. Recognize the house? From Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." Extra points if you spotted the H.P. Lovecraft shirt I'm wearing.
"I Am the First" is your first novel. So, you just started writing?
No, I've been involved in creative endeavors my entire adult life (see Gargoyle Sox above). I moved to L.A. in my early thirties to pursue a career in screenwriting. Never had any produced, I'm sad to say. But, I did meet lots of filmmakers and movie stars (another story for another day), got to sneak on to many Hollywood studio lots and was even an extra for six months when I had to concern myself with mundane matters like... putting food on the table.
Second picture: Albuquerque, N.M. House from "Breaking Bad"! One of my all-time favorite shows.
I like your style, kid.
Third picture: with my son on Key Largo. A few years back. The good ol' days. He's a teenager now... if you catch my drift.
If I had to describe my writing style, I would say; direct, no-frills, but with a quiet sense of urgency. I like to move my story along, and don't feel the need to impress with flowery prose or fancy words you have to look up in the dictionary. My writing is a reflection of who I am, and where I'm from; the Motor City, "where the weak are killed and eaten" (I love saying that!). Anyone know where I can get a t-shirt with that on it?
Look For My YouTube Channel To Launch Soon!
My Channel Will Be Called: I Write, Therefore I Am... Rejected
Soon you'll be able to have me splashed across your t.v. sets at home! Now, I know that may seem like a scary thought, but it actually will be quite an entertaining and hopefully uplifting endeavor.
My channel will be called "I Write, Therefore I Am... Rejected."
It will be a beacon of hope to all frustrated writers near and far. Every episode will examine a few writers who endured numerous rejections and humiliations, but still persevered and made their mark on the literary world. After I began researching, I discovered there were so many I began to lose track. I had to create a spreadsheet. I'm approaching a hundred entries. You may have heard of a few: Steven King, J.K. Rowling, Alice Walker, Ernest Hemingway, Paulo Coelho, Alex Haley, Stephanie Meyer. All authors who were told they weren't good enough. Aren't you glad they didn't listen?
Are you being told you're not good enough? Don't listen. The world needs to hear what you have to say. Needs to read the book you've written... or are about to write. If you can't get it out there the conventional way... find a different way. Thomas Edison once said: "There is a better way. Find it."
"I Write, Therefore I Am... Rejected" will also track my journey as a self-published author. The triumphs, the setbacks, and ultimate accolades! Okay, I don't know about that last part. But, I do know that I will not give up. My first novel, "I Am the First," was published less than a year ago, and I am immensely proud. My second novel, "Familiar," will come out this year. I hope you share this incredible journey with me.
