North Of Here is a labor of love inspired by the goings-on in small town New Hampshire. There always seemed to me things happening behind the picturesque beauty of the place, and indeed every so often you'd hear things. I baked all of these experiences into a contemplative thriller, which I am aiming to self-publish this year.
Dryline Rhapsody is my postcard to California. "Inspired" by a rather difficult breakup, I turned to my trusted laptop and began writing one day. The output was quick and concise (I finished the novel in a total of nine months) and have since gone back to tweak parts of it. Currently, it's making the rounds at publishers (at least this is what my over-extended agent tells me). Meanwhile, I continue of other projects--screenplays, stage plays, novels, etc. Keep on keepin' on, man!
Working on a new project right now, set in my native NH. Gothic kind of thing; actually, more a post-post-Gothic kind of thing. Meanwhile, the California spring inspires; the poppies are about to bloom, and if you haven't been the California Poppy Reserve in the Antelope Valley, you've never walked in a dream!
I'm sure there are many but there's an intriguing article in the most recent issue of Atlantic that all writers should begrudgingly read. The article outlines how search engines are rewiring our brains and indeed could be making some of us less inclined to comprehend deep, long passages of writing. Interesting stuff. You can read it here.
In other news, just finished a one-act and have hooked up with a couple of playwriting… Continue
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