A LITTLE ABOUT ME:
I’ve been doodling since I was able to hold a pencil. And as for storytelling? Well, that followed soon after. It was hard to separate the two, so I found myself obsessed with comics. I’m talking collecting bins upon bins of comic books and spending most of my days hanging out at the local comic book shop. If I wasn’t playing Magic the Gathering, I was flipping through a new book.
But comics weren’t the only thing I was addicted to. I couldn’t STOP writing. From creating comic books to writing short stories for my friends, one thing led to another, and I found it unavoidable to go to school for two things I was most passionate about. Storytelling and drawing. I graduated from the School of Visual Arts in NYC with a major in cartooning and illustration. And yes, people always laugh when I say I have a degree in cartooning.
For a few years, I worked as a colorist with Dark Horse, Image, and some other companies, but my calling came when I started writing novels. For the last five + years, I have been dabbling in MG and YA, and I am currently developing graphic novels and books that include illustrations (i.e. LAST KIDS ON EARTH). In the meantime, I work in IT and use my nerdy computer knowledge to pay the bills. But, I have still used my experiences in the publishing world to help co-found Middle-Grade Minded, a middle-grade book blog, as well as serving as a multi-year mentor in the Pitch Wars events.
LATEST ART PIECES
What I write:
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Graphic Novels
What I draw:
Illustrations
Graphic Novels
Book Maps
Pixel Art
What I play :
Final Fantasy (all of them)
World of Warcraft
Overwatch
Indie games
What I listen to :
Retro Synthwave
Emo / Punk (yes, I’m an early 2000’s emo kid)
VG Soundtracks
What I watch :
The Goonies
Never Ending Story
Back to the Future
Jurassic Park
ANYTHING from the ‘80s…..
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Welp, I’m back to playing stardew valley….this time with a ton of mods installed…..
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That moment you get off the phone with your agent after discussing changes for your book and everything starts to c… https://t.co/IS0auitRZF
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Writing random segments to this YA "Empire records meets a TTRPG / Video Game store", and I begin to wonder...what… https://t.co/qgnwRR0VcZ
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Just found out the one deli I frequent in the city by my job closed. We called it the “dirty deli” bc it used to be… https://t.co/vo274qgzXE
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Oh I’m so excited to be going back into the office to do exactly what I do at home but instead this time waste 4 hours of my day commuting
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Only I would be capable of almost giving myself a concussion by slamming my head into my half open car trunk door.
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RT @adribbleofink: How it started vs. how it's going https://t.co/g5D1sHIB9K
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When does time start having meaning again ?
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I'm sorry, but no one has time to stir peanut butter
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The entire Commodore 64 collection has been unearthed….. And the surprising thing is, it all works Lmao… https://t.co/mu0S6SuC28