First blog

Kurt Cobain wrote "I am not well read, but I red well," and the same can be said of me. I didn't really read books out of school until I was about 20 years old, as a reaction to the classic films I was watching, such as "The Seventh Seal," and "La Strada." I saw myself as a potential filmmaker but thought any good vision I had would be so compromised by Hollywood, and that I'd be better off writing, since I was learning that a great book had the power of a great film. Artistically, I am sure it was the right decision but it has taken a lot of work because a writer has none of the cover of a film crew and it takes a lot of intestinal fortitude to withstand criticism and failure.