As of 2024, I’ve spent the last 19 years in the creative world and 2 years in the teaching world. My colorful journey began in the glorious guitar world of pre-web print, and then rapidly progressed into the “web-wide world” of WordPress design and SEO. Then, 2008 happened. Unlike the majority of people in 2008, my journey began to flourish. Since then, I’ve discovered a collection of treasures from combining analytics, design, and marketing. In 2015, I began to write books. I’ve since written 12 books, 2 journals, 2 fiction novels, and 1 children’s book while helping 32 writers with their books. Today, I’m still on the hunt for more creative opportunities where I can use all of my skills and experience while working among fascinating humans.
TEACH • WRITE • DESIGN
Where: Western Christian School
Location: Salem, OR
Classes: Digital Arts, Video Production, and Graphic Design
Grades: 6-12
Other: Yearbook & Registrar
Sinister Emails • Thirty-Two Tactics for Tormenting (Fiction)
For years I’ve hesitated to share these emails with anyone due to their sinister nature and the fact that the thirty-two tactics could be used for bad. However, I believe there is nothing hidden that won’t be disclosed, and there is no secret that won’t be brought out into the light! (The inspiration for this book came from CS Lewis’ Screwtape Letters.)
“a beggar with a cardboard sign publishes more than a writer who only talks about writing.”
The News-Register in McMinville, Oregon covered a tragic story headlined with a heart-wrenching question that most people never saw due to the unending cycle of worldwide news.
Years ago, two overworked, burned-out Pre-K teachers got high at work and took their students on an impromptu field trip to Devil’s Punchbowl without notifying the children’s parents.
Shortly after the child-like teachers loaded the four rambunctious boys onto the school bus, the only little girl, Avery, sat alone in the back, knowing that something was wrong.
To this day, the one question that everyone asks is,
“what about Avery?”
In 1994, during third period at Sun High, two friends created a list of names ranking the top ten girls in the school. What started as a fun idea to pass the time spiraled into chaos, deception, and death.
Twenty years later, two alums meet in an old truck-stop diner to discuss their secret relationship but end up discovering lies hidden from the town for decades.
Like gasoline and fire, Corrie’s twenty-year obsession with the list mixed with Tysun’s haunting desire to redeem his past causes an explosive scandal that threatens more than they could’ve ever imagined.
What I did: One day, I challenged myself to write a short plot or movie/book description (including a title) in less than five minutes. I made my own rules where grammar, punctuation, and other writing laws didn’t matter. And, when time elapsed, editing was illegal. Lastly, I had to share the plot with at least three people. The following day, I tried it again. Next thing you know, after 205 days, I had a book full of novel ideas.
What I learned: How to think faster, write more, and care less. But, most of all, ideas are limitless.
“The wealthiest place on the planet is just down the road. It is the cemetery. There lie buried companies that were never started, inventions that were never made, bestselling books that were never written, and masterpieces that were never painted.” – Unknown
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