Day 1: Yup, finally sacked up and went through with this.

First post! Ah, it feels good to get that off my chest. I’ve been planning on starting this bad boy for a couple months now, but between work, the gym, and my reckless binge drinking, I just haven’t been able to find the time. Today’s the day, though, and an appropriate one at that, as it marks the two year anniversary of the day I first started writing my novel, The Darkener.

The Darkener began as a sort of stress relief exercise for me, a way to basically express myself metaphorically since I’m not always able to do it literally, and in time it grew into a story that I felt needed to be shared with the world (a synopsis and sample chapters are included below). What makes the book so special to me is the fact that it’s so personal, that it contains so much of my life, spun and exaggerated in different ways so that even the people closest to me wouldn’t catch on to it all. And that’s just the beauty of it: I get to share myself with others without them even realizing it. Literary espionage. Subliminal Nizz. No awkward introductions, no “so tell me about yourself” conversations, just me suddenly up inside of you (minds out of the gutter people…okay, you’re right, that was clearly intentional).

So, as a tribute to my (maybe someday) writing career, I’ve decided to share with you of all the first two chapters to my story. Hopefully the handful of you that made it this far will take the time to read through them, as well as the book synopsis I’ve included at the end of the post. I encourage you all to stop back frequently, as (barring bouts of debilitating lethargy) I plan to update this blog fairly often.

Thing’s to look forward to include:
-General thoughts and ideas
-Samples of my writing
-Letters to my future self
-And more…

Thanks for coming by! Read the rest after the jump!




***REMOVED 8/16/14 due to upcoming release***