The moment has arrived. As of today “The Role” is officially published in both e-book and paperback. To properly thank everyone, I’d have to write another book, and honestly, it would probably be longer than my novel!
In the theatre world I have had the esteemed pleasure to work with a cavalcade of talent that is truly humbling. Every cast is like a small family when a show is rehearsing and being performed, Years go by, wherein we barely communicate with one another, but I still think fondly on them and always mean to write! Furthermore, I would like to thank my teachers. From Jeremy Clay, who gave me my first shot at a non-chorus role in high school, to professors David Jilg, Cookie Ewing, Laura Cannon, and Tony Horne at Rhodes College, I blessed to have had mentors show me how to bring truth to the stage. Without those lessons, and the comradery of my fellow cast mates, I could never have written “The Role.”
In the writing world, I quickly learned that being an author is not nearly as solitary as I thought. From my fabulous critique partner Vicki L. Weavil, who always helped me keep my belief that this day would come, to my amazing editor Nancy Beranek, who helped me shape my manuscript into the novel you can now hold in your hands, I’ve been truly blessed. I thank goodness my friend Chris Paradis put a copy of Steve Berman’s “Trysts” in my hands all those years ago. My love of Steve’s work gave me the courage to reach out to him, and ultimately led to my publication with Lethe. Steve truly helped my dream come true.
In my life, I’m blessed to be loved by many people. As a kid, I struggled to make friends, which seems insane to me now, because I have friends all across the world, each of which are near and dear to my heart. I thank most of them in my acknowledgments, but I feel I have to mention that every time I hear/sing “Stars” from Les Miserables, I cannot help but think of Sara Davis. I am so thankful she answered my message board plea for the sheet music to that song 16 years ago.
Finally, there is my own little family. While my parents and I haven’t always seen eye to eye, I consider it a true miracle to be their son. They gave me a life worth writing about. My daughter Natalie is a joy, and while her cries to understand the world certainly made editing “The Role” harder, I am so glad that for the rest of her life, she will always know a special part of me when she reads it. Lastly, there is my husband, who made writing about love both easy and incredibly difficult. No book could ever contain enough words to fully express how much I love him. Even after all our years together, I still feel as giddy as the day I met him, and yet also so much more. It is rare to find love that runs as far as a river but as deep as an ocean.
In the theatre world I have had the esteemed pleasure to work with a cavalcade of talent that is truly humbling. Every cast is like a small family when a show is rehearsing and being performed, Years go by, wherein we barely communicate with one another, but I still think fondly on them and always mean to write! Furthermore, I would like to thank my teachers. From Jeremy Clay, who gave me my first shot at a non-chorus role in high school, to professors David Jilg, Cookie Ewing, Laura Cannon, and Tony Horne at Rhodes College, I blessed to have had mentors show me how to bring truth to the stage. Without those lessons, and the comradery of my fellow cast mates, I could never have written “The Role.”
In the writing world, I quickly learned that being an author is not nearly as solitary as I thought. From my fabulous critique partner Vicki L. Weavil, who always helped me keep my belief that this day would come, to my amazing editor Nancy Beranek, who helped me shape my manuscript into the novel you can now hold in your hands, I’ve been truly blessed. I thank goodness my friend Chris Paradis put a copy of Steve Berman’s “Trysts” in my hands all those years ago. My love of Steve’s work gave me the courage to reach out to him, and ultimately led to my publication with Lethe. Steve truly helped my dream come true.
In my life, I’m blessed to be loved by many people. As a kid, I struggled to make friends, which seems insane to me now, because I have friends all across the world, each of which are near and dear to my heart. I thank most of them in my acknowledgments, but I feel I have to mention that every time I hear/sing “Stars” from Les Miserables, I cannot help but think of Sara Davis. I am so thankful she answered my message board plea for the sheet music to that song 16 years ago.
Finally, there is my own little family. While my parents and I haven’t always seen eye to eye, I consider it a true miracle to be their son. They gave me a life worth writing about. My daughter Natalie is a joy, and while her cries to understand the world certainly made editing “The Role” harder, I am so glad that for the rest of her life, she will always know a special part of me when she reads it. Lastly, there is my husband, who made writing about love both easy and incredibly difficult. No book could ever contain enough words to fully express how much I love him. Even after all our years together, I still feel as giddy as the day I met him, and yet also so much more. It is rare to find love that runs as far as a river but as deep as an ocean.
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