So life happens. 2018 was a crazy year for most of us, I think. I certainly wasn't left out of that equation. I really enjoyed playing with sound. I enjoyed the podcast, but never really got many people listening, and I was discouraged by the sound quality. It also took me 16 - 20 hours of recording and editing to publish a podcast approximately 28 minutes long. So I got burnt out. And distracted.
This happens with several projects. I am a serial enthusiast. I get a big idea, get it started and when I realize it doesn't really work well as a one-man show, I get burnt out. I would love to work on some of these creative projects with other people. It just hasn't happened yet. Instead, I have been spending more time working on my books.
It occurred to me that these novels are going to present a pretty terrible and depressing story. Although I can laugh about so much of it retrospect, this is not conveyed to the reader. Instead, the reader is drawn into the life of the Protagonist, and given the opportunity to really experience what unrecognized gender dysphoria can look like.
Why would anyone want to purchase and read a novel that is so depressing and tragic? Well. My hope is that sharing my story will help others who know that they are not alone. And that truly, in spite of all the turmoil and tragedy, happiness can be found in authenticity.
So, while writing this deeply painful retrospection, I am concurrently working on a developing a series of comic routines that I can use to promote the book after publishing. Who wants to read an emotional drama about a kid who drops out of school, hitchhikes around the country, does a bunch of drugs, grows up to have two kids, two divorces, and nearly dies three times before identifying their gender dysphoria? Probably a lot of people.
Who wants to go to some book promotion event where said author reads aloud excerpts from their book? Probably only a few. But who would go to hear a transgender comic make fun of having to stab himself in the ass every week for a $5 cover? Ya. You know the answer too. Its a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned. Plus, which is more fun? After dredging myself through years of rehashing these memories in order to write the novels, I am done with the misery. It's time to laugh about it all now.
In the mean time, for practice, and to make development more fun, I'm going to work on some Live Streams.
So Follow me on Facebook for upcoming Live Streams.
Also, I'm trying to get set up on YouTube. More to come!
This happens with several projects. I am a serial enthusiast. I get a big idea, get it started and when I realize it doesn't really work well as a one-man show, I get burnt out. I would love to work on some of these creative projects with other people. It just hasn't happened yet. Instead, I have been spending more time working on my books.
It occurred to me that these novels are going to present a pretty terrible and depressing story. Although I can laugh about so much of it retrospect, this is not conveyed to the reader. Instead, the reader is drawn into the life of the Protagonist, and given the opportunity to really experience what unrecognized gender dysphoria can look like.
Why would anyone want to purchase and read a novel that is so depressing and tragic? Well. My hope is that sharing my story will help others who know that they are not alone. And that truly, in spite of all the turmoil and tragedy, happiness can be found in authenticity.
So, while writing this deeply painful retrospection, I am concurrently working on a developing a series of comic routines that I can use to promote the book after publishing. Who wants to read an emotional drama about a kid who drops out of school, hitchhikes around the country, does a bunch of drugs, grows up to have two kids, two divorces, and nearly dies three times before identifying their gender dysphoria? Probably a lot of people.
Who wants to go to some book promotion event where said author reads aloud excerpts from their book? Probably only a few. But who would go to hear a transgender comic make fun of having to stab himself in the ass every week for a $5 cover? Ya. You know the answer too. Its a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned. Plus, which is more fun? After dredging myself through years of rehashing these memories in order to write the novels, I am done with the misery. It's time to laugh about it all now.
In the mean time, for practice, and to make development more fun, I'm going to work on some Live Streams.
So Follow me on Facebook for upcoming Live Streams.
Also, I'm trying to get set up on YouTube. More to come!