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Lessons in What Makes a Good Story

This post contains affiliate links. “All tales, then, are at some level a journey into the woods to find the missing part of us, to retrieve it and make ourselves whole. Storytelling is as simple – and complex – as that. That’s the pattern. That’s how we tell stories.” ~ John Yorke, Into the Woods:Continue reading “Lessons in What Makes a Good Story”

Stories are Better With a Bit of Mystery

This post contains affiliate links. I never really enjoyed writing as a kid. In school, it always felt like work. But after several post-college jobs required me to write, I (ironically) slowly grew to enjoy it. My first unpublished draft came about after doing a team-building exercise for my co-workers that involved writing a storyContinue reading “Stories are Better With a Bit of Mystery”

What I’ve Been Up To

This post contains affiliate links. As you know, I’ve had some projects hanging over my head for quite some time. I hope to get them finished by the end of the year. I’ve finally gone back to work on my second novel, Time’s Echo and am nearly finished with the rough draft. I’m not sureContinue reading “What I’ve Been Up To”

Characters are the Most Important Part of a Story

This post contains affiliate links. After being medically retired from the Army in 2015, Maccabee’s life has been a rollercoaster of a journey down a road most refuse to travel. Before deciding to become a voice actor, Maccabee was just like everyone else; working to survive and take care of his family. And when GodContinue reading “Characters are the Most Important Part of a Story”

Nature vs Nurture, Birth Family vs Adoption

This post contains affiliate links. Adopted at birth, Edward Di Gangi was born and raised in New York City. Although he knew for most of his life that he was adopted, it wasn’t until he approached his seventieth birthday that he began to search for the identity of his birth mother. His journey and the manyContinue reading “Nature vs Nurture, Birth Family vs Adoption”