The Cerebral Writer

About Me

“We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.”
—W. Somerset Maugham

I am a writer. Writing is my passion, my release, and my escape. My day is not complete unless I write at least a few pages. I craft sentences and redraft chapters as I drift off to sleep each night. It is quite safe to say that I obsess over the written word.

For me, individual words are like broken shards of colored glass: alone they are worth very little. When placed together in just the right way, however, they have the potential to form great masterpieces. I believe in taking chances with my work. I believe that sometimes great literature can come in the guise of a 300-page guilty pleasure. I believe that not much compares to good, literary science fiction and horror—and I believe that eclectic writing, work that effectively meshes and transcends the rules and boundaries of genre, is what makes the difference between literature and art.

I have been writing novels and screenplays for over twenty years, but my craft didn't take that necessary leap from good to polished until about five years ago. Whereas dialog and narration came rather naturally to me throughout the majority of my life, only my most recent works truly reflect a sense of depth, pacing, and suspense that comes only with experience and time. Of the works I feel are finished or in the process of redraft, I can claim eight novels (five published): two literary, one narrative nonfiction, three erotic horror, one erotic pulp sci-fi, and one "sweet" romantic sci-fi. I have adapted three of my original novels into screenplays. I also have four original screenplays, one work-for-hire screen adaptation, and a large collection of short stories and essays. My stories range from literary, science fiction, and horror to lighthearted comedy, romance/erotica, and heartfelt confession. I love to explore new genres, and then find new and exciting ways to make them my own. My work is eclectic and unique.

And I write because I have to.

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