It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websites, videos/trailers, and blogs.įeel free to invite some friends to join our Round Table community! It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. What else? Oh, yeah, I live in Arizona with my amazing wife Vaneza, and our kids, June, Benji, and Sunshine (two are dogs and one is a cat, I'll let you figure out which is which).

I'm sure many writers tell similar origin stories, but I sure wouldn't wish a three-decade gap between high school Creative Writing class and, you know, writing something actually creative.īetter a 'late bloomer' than a 'never bloomer,' I guess.

I always enjoyed reading books, though I was convinced that I was not, and never would be, creative enough to come up with an original idea or story without cobbling it together from things I'd already seen.Īnd so, in my mid-forties, imagine my surprise when a story was born inside my head, and nine months later had grown so large that I couldn't hold it in any more.

It took me a long time to 'grow up' mentally, too I was probably the least goal-oriented person you could ever meet. I'm sure many writers tell similar origin stories, b I guess I am the classic 'late bloomer.' I had to sit in the front row of the class picture every year in elementary school I didn't reach my present, permanent height until the year I got my driver's license. And so, in my mid-forties, imagine my surprise when a story was born inside my head, and nine months later had grown so large that I couldn't hold it in any more. I always enjoyed reading books, though I was convinced that I was not, and never would be, creative enough to come up with an original idea or story without cobbling it together from things I'd already seen. I guess I am the classic 'late bloomer.' I had to sit in the front row of the class picture every year in elementary school I didn't reach my present, permanent height until the year I got my driver's license.

Joshua's Island by Patrick Hodges