by Ryan | May 12, 2024 | Featured, Personal Notes
The Library This piece is going to be a bit different than my usual post. As I’ve discussed before, I’m a big supporter of libraries. A library is more than just a place to check out books. A library is a community center where people from all walks can...
by Ryan | May 9, 2024 | Featured, Non Fiction
Let Them Talk… How many times have you been in the following situation? You sit down to write a chapter in your latest Work In Progress, only to find you can’t come up with anything that doesn’t read as slightly more interesting than paint drying....
by Ryan | May 2, 2024 | Featured, Non Fiction, Personal Notes
Mariposa When I was young, I was lucky enough to spend most of my time exploring the wilderness. While other kids played in their rooms or backyards, I explored miles of creeks, hills, fields, and gullies. While other kids were watching Raiders of the Lost Ark, I...
by Ryan | Apr 25, 2024 | Featured, Fiction
Work in Progress Last year, I cranked out two novels, The Delicate Art of Death, released in April 2023, and The Firefly Collective, released in August 2023. I planned to take a short time off, start the plotting process for the next novel in October, and finish...
by Ryan | Apr 18, 2024 | Featured, Non Fiction
Keep the Creative Fires Burning When I was young, I rarely got more excited than when my Mother brought a bag full of construction paper and glue. Art supplies were in constant demand in my formative years. Sure, I enjoyed reading comic books and coloring in coloring...
by Ryan | Apr 11, 2024 | Featured, Non Fiction
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb… When I first started building websites, I learned to code it by hand. Writing out the HTML and then styling it with CSS was a cumbersome task, but it was a great learning experience. I built my first website...
