The Inner Sibling (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781502904720)

I did not put pen to paper or finger to keyboard until a personal epiphany in late 2005 forced me to find a safe outlet for venting my frustrations. So at the ripe old age of 40, I began writing. Mostly I wrote mediocre stories that for the most part did not see the light of day. By 2007, I had run out steam and became plagued by self doubts about my writing. One day after writing myself into a corner for a particular story, I turned to the Internet and somehow found myself completely immersed into the volatile and toxic world of the chat rooms. Ultimately I spent about 3 1/2 years in the chat rooms and except for learning how to make my point in under 750 words, the chat rooms were almost a complete waste of time. I say "almost", because in mid 2008, a friend introduced me to the world of blogging. For the next four years, not only did I practice my writing, but I picked up a slew of writing tips from other writers as well. In turn, that gave me the confidence to knuckle down and get serious about my writing. End result was "Cedar Mountain" published in 2009 and "Red Stripe" published in 2011. Super Bowl Sunday 2010 planted the seed that originally was "Line 21" and two and half years later, that seed is bearing fruit as "Line 21" became my first commercial novel. In 2013 I self-published a short story adult trilogy called "Broken Promises". In the summer of '14, I regained the rights to "Line 21" and after a little judicious editing and a contest, the end result was the re-release of my book under the new title "The Inner Sibling". I currently while away my daytime hours by toiling for the State of Connecticut as a payroll clerk, creating paychecks for other hardworking souls like myself. At night, I relax with my wife, my two children, my cat Holly and create more written havoc in the blog world and on everyone else.