Hey folks.
I'm ashamed to admit that I've spent the last 18-19 years writing in fantasy wrestling - a text-based roleplaying game involving fictional characters. I have many fond memories from the game, but it hasn't gotten me any closer to pursuing that dream writing career. I like to think my specialty is writing dialogue as I spent 15 of those years writing in script-form; though I'll admit that my prose needs a lot of work. Those days are at long last behind me now though, and it's time to focus on the dream. My main interests seem to be in writing realistic modern dystopian fiction with a good amount of action mixed in. Though I have spent a considerable amount of time with a friend planning out a sci-fi story as well as some other ideas.
I have an idea that's been rattling around in my brain for over a year now. It's a story that I really want to write, and a lead character that I'm really passionate about. I've got a bunch of ideas swimming around for how to make the story together, but putting it all together is the hard part. In the past, I'd just spend a couple hours pacing around before an idea came to me. Then I'd sit down for 3-4 hours putting it down on paper, figuratively speaking. Now though, that doesn't work. I've gone for 3+ mile walks trying to figure out how to make everything fit together, arguing with myself why some ideas are good or bad, settling on one thing and then changing it three weeks later, etc. All of this before actually sitting down and starting to write. I've spent so much time trying to figure out all the little details, and part of me thinks I should just be focusing on the writing and figuring out the small stuff later. Then another part wonders how much prep work I should actually put in before I get to the writing. It's a vicious cycle with no apparent end in sight. And the thing is, I know that once I actually start writing, learning to do the prose will come to me fairly quickly.
As of this moment, my three favorite authors are Mark Goodwin, Dalton Fury, and Duncan M. Hamilton. I enjoy a lot of post-apocalyptic, authentic military action, and fantasy - which fits right into those three favorite authors mentioned above. I would like to read more sci-fi as well, but most of what I've found centers around space warfare - whereas I tend to prefer a lot more ground-based action mixed in. Naturally Star Wars fits that mould, but I've also really enjoyed the Red Rising series.
Beta reading might be both interesting and fun, except I'm a terribly slow reader and mostly listen to audiobooks. So I probably wouldn't be the right person for that gig.
Outside of writing, I enjoy going for brisk walks (good exercise), listening to podcasts and audiobooks, going to Meetups, etc. I'm a Christian who loves to go to church and fellowship with my church family, an introvert still trying to figure out the ins and outs of what all that entails, and legally blind with 20/800 vision in my good eye.
I'm ashamed to admit that I've spent the last 18-19 years writing in fantasy wrestling - a text-based roleplaying game involving fictional characters. I have many fond memories from the game, but it hasn't gotten me any closer to pursuing that dream writing career. I like to think my specialty is writing dialogue as I spent 15 of those years writing in script-form; though I'll admit that my prose needs a lot of work. Those days are at long last behind me now though, and it's time to focus on the dream. My main interests seem to be in writing realistic modern dystopian fiction with a good amount of action mixed in. Though I have spent a considerable amount of time with a friend planning out a sci-fi story as well as some other ideas.
I have an idea that's been rattling around in my brain for over a year now. It's a story that I really want to write, and a lead character that I'm really passionate about. I've got a bunch of ideas swimming around for how to make the story together, but putting it all together is the hard part. In the past, I'd just spend a couple hours pacing around before an idea came to me. Then I'd sit down for 3-4 hours putting it down on paper, figuratively speaking. Now though, that doesn't work. I've gone for 3+ mile walks trying to figure out how to make everything fit together, arguing with myself why some ideas are good or bad, settling on one thing and then changing it three weeks later, etc. All of this before actually sitting down and starting to write. I've spent so much time trying to figure out all the little details, and part of me thinks I should just be focusing on the writing and figuring out the small stuff later. Then another part wonders how much prep work I should actually put in before I get to the writing. It's a vicious cycle with no apparent end in sight. And the thing is, I know that once I actually start writing, learning to do the prose will come to me fairly quickly.
As of this moment, my three favorite authors are Mark Goodwin, Dalton Fury, and Duncan M. Hamilton. I enjoy a lot of post-apocalyptic, authentic military action, and fantasy - which fits right into those three favorite authors mentioned above. I would like to read more sci-fi as well, but most of what I've found centers around space warfare - whereas I tend to prefer a lot more ground-based action mixed in. Naturally Star Wars fits that mould, but I've also really enjoyed the Red Rising series.
Beta reading might be both interesting and fun, except I'm a terribly slow reader and mostly listen to audiobooks. So I probably wouldn't be the right person for that gig.
Outside of writing, I enjoy going for brisk walks (good exercise), listening to podcasts and audiobooks, going to Meetups, etc. I'm a Christian who loves to go to church and fellowship with my church family, an introvert still trying to figure out the ins and outs of what all that entails, and legally blind with 20/800 vision in my good eye.
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