Reading good writers.
Studying story.
Writing my own.

I’m a writer based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

I also work as a brand and marketing professional, helping companies clarify their message and build stronger connections with their audiences.

My work focuses on ordinary moments where people confront change, uncertainty, or contradiction—and how they try to make sense of what happens next.

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First time seeing something I wrote in print like this. I don’t know what I expected to feel, but it’s something. #creativewriting #essay #sportswriting #literaryjournal
Show Your Work by @austinkleon. It's really about sharing the process, not just the finished thing. I'm trying. #amreading #amwriting #writersofinstagram #AustinKleon #creativeprocess #writinglife
Carver again reminds me how often the most important emotional turn happens just outside the frame. He trusts the reader to sit with it. When I'm revising, I’m starting to look for the sentence where I begin explaining something the reader alr
Outlines are helpful. They give me a direction. But once the draft starts moving, the story usually negotiates different terms. I try to pay attention. #amwriting #writingprocess #revision #writersofinstagram #editing #novelwriting
Lately I’ve been paying attention to how often characters lie about motive rather than facts. Facts are easy to verify. Motive is harder. Motive shows up in tone, hesitation, and deflection—the small ways people try to look reasonable wh
If I slow down too much while drafting, the anchors start dropping. #amwriting #writingprocess #revision #writersofinstagram #editing #novelwriting