: About Me

As a caption editor for a reputable company in Grand Rapids and an aspiring novelist close to representation-three experienced agents are interested in a manuscript I've written, urban fantasy fiction-I have that unique and sometimes overwhelming mix of sheer accuracy (typing captions is a painstakingly perfectionistic job!), working on a deadline, and sheer imagination, innovation and invention.

I have a Bachelor's in Creative Writing at the University of Illinois at Chicago as well and love writing so much that, for me, writing essays is actually therapy and entertainment mixed together. Some people think I'm crazy for saying that. Why would I want to even enjoy writing an essay? Pure desire. The desire for words.

That goes for all kinds of words, too-poetry, fiction, non-fiction, screenwriting or a playwright. Although I haven't had the experience as of yet in writing a script. But there's always time.

And when it comes to writing, I have all the time in the world.

My passion is ...

writing.

I know too much about ...

words.

My parents always told me ...

to take care of myself.

My childhood ambition ...

was to play video games all day.

My favorite memory ...

was finding out that I was going to be a daddy.

Why I write ...

is a simple question that involves a very complex answer: to bring messages of importance to the world, messages that are filled with stories, because stories are what keep us going.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am listening to Pandora (an internet site that plays music of a specific genre. Great site!

My first job ...

was at McDonald's. Great fries.

My best moment ...

was finishing the writing of my first novel.

My inspiration ...

are those authors out there who have accomplished their dreams by not quitting.

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Entering into the digital age staggers me sometimes. Slowly, DVDs are becoming a thing of the past. It's almost scary. What about the popcorn? The Snowcaps? Got to love those Snowcaps. Seriously, though-I don't need to worry about movie theaters and even drive-ins. These days, that concept is becoming more and more of a 'culture' rather than an 'entertainment necessity'. We don't NEED to go out and see a movie anymore. But we WANT to, because there's a social element involved. Without a doubt, though, the fact that we don't even need to step into a car and drive somewhere to watch a movie ...

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