- I began creative writing when I was in elementary school. My teacher gave me an extra credit assignment to write a fictitious newspaper from another planet. I chose Venus. I used my parents old typewriter, leaving space for “photos” which became hand drawn pictures by me. One was of a bank robbery in action. I remember the Venetians were thin, hairless, and had antennae.
- I wrote my first “complete” novel when I was in my mid 20’s. It’s still sitting on my old Macintosh SE. As far as I know, the old Mac still works. I took it to a Mac store some years ago and asked what it would take to transfer the info off and into a more modern format. They quote me a price in the high hundreds, so I didn’t do it. The story was influenced by the Tarot deck, and each of the major arcana is represented as a character or concept in the story.
- I am influenced in my writing style by my philosophical background as well as by such writers as Douglas Adams, H.P. Lovecraft, and Frank Herbert. I went through a period where I was writing very Lovecraftian short stories. I sent many of these off to magazines, but none of them were published.
- I am a stream-of-consciousness writer. When I write, it feels like I am telling a story I have witnessed. This has also led to some pages of bizarre stuff that I ended up abandoning.
- I don’t often listen to music when I write. I prefer quiet. But if I do listen to music, it has to be instrumental (the vocals distract me), and something “moody” that fits the vibe of whatever I am working on.
- I have written and directed a play about the Marquis de Sade. It was seen by very few people, but I think it was very entertaining. It was certainly somewhat shocking. I still have the script. It was an idea of the Marquis “pressing” local actors into service and forcing them to act out a play about Don Quixote and his horse.
- I have written many poems and songs in addition to my usual creative writing of fiction prose.
Anything you might like to know, feel free to leave a comment. If you enjoy my writings, please consider buying my book. The second is in the publisher’s hands and will be out soon. The third is currently being worked on.
http://smarturl.it/it8igt – print version
http://smarturl.it/D2D – electronic editions
Thank you,
Scott
Dance of the Butterfly 