A Year in Review

Welp, we made it.

On June 10, 2024, I released my first story: Flower. 

One year in, and my thematic trilogy is complete. I followed it with I'm Talking to a Dead Man in November 2024, and finished it with A Bear Named Barnaby in June 2025.

It has been a long, interesting year. For starters, with all my experience in film, I've never been too comfortable in front of a camera. That's made it a little tricky to stick to the one-a-day TikTok posts that everyone swears by... but I am getting better.

I've also had the chance to revisit the first two works after the release of Barnaby. After finding some of the errors I found, I almost wish I hadn't. But that's life, isn't it? I don't imagine anyone out there was sitting on this information and waiting to see me so they could point, laugh, and scream, "THAT'S THE GUY WHO FORGOT TO PUT A PERIOD AT THE END OF A SENTENCE!"

Unless you are that type, to which I say... don't find me.

The biggest lesson I've learned is that the journey doesn't end after publication. I am self-published, which comes with a bit of freedom, but there needs to be a regimented schedule to keep things normal and maintain output. I do hope to be traditionally published one day, but that's not my journey just yet. As I've learned with the post-release edits I've made, it's also never too late to make a change. When someone points out an error, I'm more inclined than ever to just say "thank you." People provide feedback because they care, and I appreciate it.

After the release of Barnaby, I find myself wanting to talk about my books more. I was really worried about coming off as pretentious, but there's a difference. If someone asks me about my book, I'll talk about it. I'm not going to relate someone's personal problems back to a scene in my book. 

I need to get out there and talk about it more. Going to collaborative meetings, joining book clubs, and reaching out to influencers are all on my radar. I'm excited about each of my books. Barnaby, to me, is the most special, and I'm very proud of it. It's given me more confidence to be more forthcoming about the work I've written and the stories I intend to write.

I have three more in the timeline. The grief is over; it's time to be happy. 

The Grief  Trilogy is Now Available on Amazon