Science Fiction
Date Published : 07-24-2025
Haunted by his failures and mistrusted by those he fights to save, Duck finds an unexpected ally in Hannily, the Stellaran princess who believes in the potential for unity. Together, they must bridge the divide between two fractured worlds, confronting betrayal, cultural rifts, and their own doubts to give humanity a second chance at survival—or risk losing everything to the void.
What is the hardest part of writing
your books?
For me, it's making sure
the emotional or cathartic gut punches hit the way I want them to. As a writer,
you spend so much time playing scenes in your head that you read a section and
you think it’s playing better than it reads on paper. Thankfully, I have some
great beta readers who can tell me what’s landing the way I want it to and
what’s falling short.
What are your most played songs?
I have been told by multiple people
that if a song is hype, I’ll probably like it. Mambo by Helena Paparizou has
been one of my top songs for over a decade now, as well as Number One from the
Bleach anime soundtrack. I also like songs that have really funny or creative
lyrics. Motion City Soundtrack is my favorite band for that reason, and songs
like L.G. FUAD, The Future Freaks Me Out, Fell In Love Without You, and
Everything Is Alright will never get old. They're fun to listen to and sing
along to even after all these years.
Do you have critique partners or beta
readers?
I have beta readers but I don’t have
critique partners. I have tried making connections with a couple of writers,
but have never clicked with anyone yet. I want to find someone with the same
kind of fist-pumping/sad-boy energy that I bring to stories. So if you know
anyone like that I’d love to meet them, lol.
What book are you reading now?
I just finished The Mercy of Gods by
James S. A. Corey, and I am very conflicted with whether I’ll read the next
book when it comes out. I didn’t read The Expanse series that he wrote, which
I’ve heard great things about, but there’s something about the slow burn of his
storytelling that’s, dare I say, boring. I don’t like it when, after reading a
book, it feels like it was just setting the stage.
How did you start your writing career?
I started writing during
basic training in the Army. Since they took away your phone, at least in 2009,
I had a lot of free time to write and started playing with my creative outlets.
However, I didn’t take it seriously until I got positive feedback from my
English professor in college, who said I had a knack for writing. She said I
was really good at describing action and had good comedic timing. However, I
feel like my writing tends to devolve into sad-boy stories more than comedy. It
feels like every time I try to write a funny scene, it somehow ends up sad. But
one day I am determined to write a comedy. I think I need to get all this
sad-boy energy out first.
Tell us about your next release.
I am currently writing something deeply spiritual. It follows a dad who is approached by a demon who’s enslaved the soul of his daughter, who committed suicide, and to save her hell-bound soul, he must retrieve a biblical artifact for the demon to erase her existence so she doesn’t have to endure eternal damnation. This story deals a lot with letting go of control and trusting in God’s way instead of your own.
I’ve always
seen my writing as a gift from God, and this book is my chance to give glory to
him. And while this story seems rather dour on paper, it’s actually filled with
just as much comedy/absurdity as tragedy. It’s a project that will stretch my
writing skills, and being halfway done, I’m really excited to see how it turns
out.
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