Why I Write the Way I Do (And Why I'm Not Chasing the Crowd)

Some writers chase trends. Some chase dragons. I chase the story that won’t leave me alone. The ones that get stuck in my head and people start talking. You know what I mean.

I didn’t get into writing to break the Amazon Top 100 or run a six-figure Kickstarter. I got into writing because a voice in my head wouldn’t shut up until I wrote her story down. That’s how it always starts for me: a character with grit and scars and secrets, usually from a town where justice wears boots, carries grudges, knows your name, and where you live.

I know there are authors out there making a great living by writing to market—finding what’s hot and tailoring their stories to fit. And I respect that. Truly. If that works for them, more power to them. But that’s not who I am.

I can’t write a book I don’t believe in. I can’t fake my way through a genre I don’t live and breathe. And I sure as hell won’t invite readers into a world I built just to sell a product.

I want my stories to matter. I want them to feel like they came from somewhere real—because they did. My characters, my towns, my plots—they're stitched together from memory, myth, newspaper clippings, and that slow-burning Southern tension you can feel in your bones.

I write at my own pace. I publish without the hype machine. And when you pick up one of my books, you're not getting a crowd-funded commodity—you're getting something personal. Something crafted. Something that’s mine before it’s anyone else’s.

So no, you won’t find me launching a flashy campaign or chasing the next hot trope. You’ll find me here, digging into the next story that won’t let me go. And if you’re the kind of reader who wants something honest, something atmospheric, something a little gritty and a lot human—pull up a chair. Every single word of this came out of my head. Most of the time, I write longhand—ink on paper—then type it into a Word doc. Then I edit. Then re-edit. Then re-edit again.

I’m not writing for the masses. I’m writing for you.

And I plan to keep it that way.