It's been a long time. Five and a half years since my last post here. The world has changed dramatically since I updated this website, and along with it, I have changed drastically. So much for the better.

Confession
Since the last of the Deadly Studies books released in late 2019, and the second collection in early 2020, I have been extremely burned out on a creative front. While I felt accomplished and continue to hold a lot of price in the written works I produced in the 2010s, looking back on that decade has been very bittersweet to me. For more than a couple years since then, I've been overcome with a sense of loss and grief for what I couldn't manage to do anymore. Putting down words grew hard, then impossible. 

Simply put, I burned myself out pretty hard on putting out the Deadly Studies. What was originally planned as a 7-novella plot turned into 10, and my desire to complete the series with books releasing every 6 months until it was finished was a tall order. While I did meet that criteria, and I remain pleased with the work I put out, it was a massive bite to chew, and it took a long time to digest afterwards.

So I honestly spent most of 2022 and 2022 finally forgiving myself. I made peace with the fact that the words might not ever return. 

Imagine my surprise when they came back.

The Future
I turned 40 last summer. To my surprise, I don't feel that age. Months of introspection, more than a little pain, and more sunshine than I deserve had put me in the mindset to make a new Act 3 for my life. And writing is coming back into it. 

I couldn't be more pleased by that. Despite the current horrific political climate we find ourselves in, the future is so bright that I can't look at it head on. And if even in some small way, I can contribute to that light, then goddammit, I am more than willing to throw my candle into the blaze of humanity.

However, I do know my own tendency to bite off more than I can chew (see that confession) so I'm taking things slow. For now, I hope to add more to this website. My initial plan is weekly updates. Might be a simple observation, might be a bit of prose. Probably, things will include a monthly project update. Because I am writing again. Expect to see projects come onto and fall off the radar as they're explored and cast aside as needed.

Expect to see more than just novels. I'm trying to refine and upgrade my skills as a Game/Dungeon Master in ttrpgs, particularly Dungeons & Dragons. Some of my writing work these days is in homebrewing campaigns... but I have mid-to-long-term hopes of eventually developing and releasing my own one-off adventure content. 

In short, I'm trying to stop letting life get in the way of my truest passion: creating. Thanks for coming along for the ride and for being here now that I'm back!

I don't update nearly as often as I should, but I hope to remedy that going forward. I'm working on figuring out a way to get project progress bars on the side of my homepage, but for now, here's what's been going on lately:

DEADLY STUDIES SERIES
Lesson 4, Assassin's Lover, is currently available for preorder and will be released officially on September 4, 2017.
​Lesson 5 is currently at the editor awaiting notes. Once that's done and back in my hands, I'll make changes. It should release in January 2018
Lesson 6 is undergoing first draft writing. One chapter written so far.

So far, the Deadly Studies series have been released only in ebook form. However, once Lesson 5 is released next year, I plan to release a paper version of Lessons 1-5, so keep your eyes out for that!

STARSIGNS
I am working on an audio version! No ETA as of now.

CRIMINAL FROM BIRTH
Criminal is a fantasy courtroom drama, a project I wrote back in 2010 and finally found a publisher for. Stitched Smile Publications will be releasing it within the next year. More info as it comes.
Also, I am currently working on a sequel for it. I'm one chapter in.

TEGG
I am currently working on several projects for The Ed Greenwood Group that I cannot talk about yet.

COLD READS LIVE
I will be submitting a short story to Cold Reads LIVE, a youtube live show that I've had the honor to be a voice actor on several times. More info as it arises.

VAMPIRE NEEDED
An audio dramedy I co-wrote with the astounding Michael Corley is currently in its recording phase!

OTHER
I finished the outline of a sci-fi horror novel. No ETA on when I'll begin writing it, but it's waiting for me.
I'll be on the ARCHIVOS Brainstorms sometime soon to workshop another novel (Faithful) I've been wanting to write for a few years.