Agent Representation
In 2015, I went to one of Brandon Sanderson’s book signings....
I FINISHED!
Guys. Guys! I FINISHED MY BOOK! I’ve been working and working and working and working on “The Book“ for four years now – and today, I’m finally able to say that it’s done. I made the last edits, and then spent a solid minute dancing like crazy in the coffee shop bathroom in celebration. I’m...
Going Back to Go Forward
I want progress. I want to move forward. I want to be better–as a human, as a writer of stories, as a rock climber, as a communicator. In everything, I want to learn and grow. But the thing I’ve discovered about progress is that it’s not as linear as...
Hiatus
There’s a big white elephant here on my website. Here ’tis: it’s June, and my last post was in October. That’s almost 8 full months of inactivity…. Woops. There’s no excuse for this, but there is an explanation. ...
On Goals, Climbing, Achievement, and Perspective
Back in March, I took a rock climbing trip to the Red River Gorge in KY. Long story short, the climbing was beyond incredible, and once I returned to Boston, I was so amped up that I created a massive training program for myself, bought more and more gear, and spent too...
Recurring Treats
A friend recently told me that a ‘retreat’ is really just a ‘recurring treat’ – and I couldn’t agree more. For me, this little cabin on a lake has become just that—a treat that keeps on treating. Though it has been a bit of an interesting process to find the...
Singing in the Storm
I find myself often wondering if writing fiction is an endeavor that has any meaning. Is it not just a massive ego trip? I have created something so amazing that hundreds of people will pay money to read it because it’s just that brilliant! Who the hell do I think I am?...
Month by Month Recap
Four and a half years ago, I started writing what I always referred to as ‘the book.’ I wrote the first bits (~50k words) of ‘the book’ back in 2012, in the downtime at my banking job. I then took a 15-month hiatus from writing to travel through South and Central America...
What it means to be ‘a writer’
I’m a writer. A dreamer. A starving artist. A long haired coffee chugger. You know – a writer. The truth is you haven’t heard of me. That’s because I’m that special breed of writer known as the aspiring writer. I am not a NYT bestseller. I am not even published....