I like to write realistic characters into somewhat unrealistic scenarios and watch as they navigate through them.
I write men who are imperfect in life and perfect in love; the kinds of men we all secretly dream of; men who say and do the right things at the right times while still being perfectly flawed in every other aspect of their lives.
I like to write personalities my readers love to hate and hate to love. I want my readers to experience these characters as if they lived alongside them; to feel passionately—whether it’s love or hate or frustration—about each character they read.
Life has its tragic moments; every one of us has some tragedy that shaped a part of our personalities. I write those too, and I write them unapologetically. If you want authenticity in characters, you have to live those tragic moments with them.
But… we all have these truly amazing moments too; moments that drown out those tragedies and make us a little lighter for them. I make sure my characters have both.
I write to take my readers on a journey away from reality alongside characters that make it feel real. And I love every second of what I do.
I have spent years crafting fictional worlds—carefully sculpting characters, weaving intricate plots, and molding themes into something cohesive, intentional, and satisfying. I have spent entire nights agonizing over the perfect ending, the right flaw for a character, the best way to reveal their innermost struggles to the reader. And now,...
A year ago, almost to the day, I got a call that would mark the beginning of the strangest year of my life (following, of course, the sickest year of...
I know, I know. It’s been a while, (a long while!) and I want to start this post off by saying thank you – thank you for your patience, your...
In the intimate dance of storytelling, characters are not just figments of the imagination—they are the heartbeat of our narratives, entities with depth, desires, and destinies. My process of character...
A year ago, almost to the day, I got a call that would mark the beginning of the strangest year of my life (following, of course, the sickest year of...
I know, I know. It’s been a while, (a long while!) and I want to start this post off by saying thank you – thank you for your patience, your...