Writer, Educator, Filmmaker

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

—Ferris Bueller

I’m currently seeking representation for my debut comedic, upmarket novel, JOLENE McQUEEN SAILS AWAY.

Cult survivor Jolene McQueen’s twisted plan for redemption and success is a comedy contest on a Caribbean cruise ship, but it might cost her everything she has left to lose, including her five-year-old daughter.

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When I say “flow,” you say…

Stringing a bunch of words together to make meaning in what we call a sentence can happen in a number of ways. A writer can use rhythm, pace, style, diction, syntax, sound and many other tools to spin words into sentences, to link them in paragraphs. A writer could say she pays attention to all the above separately, but I might call that girl a liar, or at least an overachiever.