by ian | Sep 8, 2020 | chapter
1: The Border Tumbleweeds roamed the desert – large, round balls, weighing next to nothing. They rolled across the baked ground, bounding high before the hot wind as if to leap for joy – exulting in their freedom. Their tiny withered root was broken; a single dry...
by ian | Nov 5, 2017 | status
13-year old Grey and his family leave their unusual back woods pioneer life to join a travelling tent-evangelist group. In the years that follow, their travels take them across America with a group of well-meaning misfits. They move from adventure to adventure in a...
by ian | Nov 2, 2017 | chapter, status
Hey my friends. I’ve joined NanoWrimo this year for the first time. I hope to use it as a means to set writing goals, and if all goes as planned, should have the vast bulk of the sequel, The Struggle Bus, written this month. If I find a way for the public to be...
by ian | Oct 18, 2017 | status
Hey friends – I’m excited to release the video trailer for my book, Growing Up Itchy. You can watch it here: Thanks to my Friend, Eddie Mathews for the great audio...
by ian | Oct 8, 2017 | cover, status
Today I took the exciting step of ordering the first print proof of Growing Up Itchy. If it looks good, I’ll be publishing it on Amazon a short while after. Jean Smith over at jeansmithartist.com painted a beautiful cover painting for me, and it looks great....
by ian | Aug 25, 2017 | chapter, status
I released chapter 1 to the email newsletter last night. Hope you all enjoyed it! If you aren’t subscribed, please click here and fill out the form!
by ian | May 16, 2017 | cover, status
I’m about settled on the book cover design. You know how it is, I could tweak it forever, but now that my beta feedback is all done, I’m ready to put this aside and get to editing. View it on facebook. The beta readers have been a real help, and I was able...
by ian | Mar 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
I printed out Growing Up Itchy in it’s entirety the other day, and it was exciting – something about holding that fat stack of paper was momentous. The manuscript is in the hands of a few families now, and they’ll be giving me feedback once they read...
