Well, what can I say? I love writing--I've always loved writing--and I've been writing as long as I've been able to figure out which way that silly "S" went. As you'll no doubt notice, there are some pieces on this site that sound like they were written by somebody in middle school. Well, they were. I'm not a writer by trade, however. I went to school for graphic design and write in my spare time, as often as I can get my muse to lay of the booze. Actually, I created this entire website myself, which I think is a handy skill to have considering the circumstances.
Most of the short stories are old, ranging from middle to high school and occasionally overlapping with school assignments. On the other hand, the novels are not only recent, they're all in progress (My novel Madrugada may be "complete", but I am still reviewing it at length).
It's only recently that I've begun to think it would be nice to get something published. I've sent query letters to a few literary agents, all with the same negative replies, but I refuse to be dissuaded just yet. I have one last publishing agency in mind, and after that I may just dip into my savings and have my book printed up directly. My other thought in this is to encourage it to spread online. While getting enough money together to buy a house would be nice, my main goal is to share it with as many people as possible. To that end, I would absolutely love it if, after reading one or more things here, you were to link a few friends over to the site and tell them to read too. If Dr. Horrible can go viral, then why not me?
A note: So far, all of the novels take place in the same "universe". With the exception of The Slander of the Nephilim, they are written for different characters, in different decades, with very distinctive styles, although they are all, in some way, related; a main character in one may have a secondary role or even just a cameo in another.
While I believe they are all good reading, I do have suggestions for preference:
Echoes in the Twilight is a collection of first-person accounts of a devastating war, and ranges from angst to violence to hope and back again, depending on the point of view; needless to say, this story offers the most variety, and each account can be enjoyed seperately (although I greatly suggest reading them in order).
Chase the Dawn is a grittier story than the rest, cynical rather than angsty, and involves quite a lot of death and darkness as the story progresses... although I promise a happy ending.
Madrugada is comparatively light fare, following the last year of high school of a not-so-average teenaged girl, and it tends toward light drama, hilarious friends, and the ever-popular love triangle.
Amaneciendo is the sequel to this, and follows the main character of the previous story to South America.
The Slander of the Nephilim is something of a prequel in which I play with the possible origins of these people and show their society's development.