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Sean Michael Beyer is an award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and independently published author. His work ranges from crime fiction to practical nonfiction, bringing a filmmaker’s eye for character, dialogue, and human behavior to the page.

His novel, Rocky & James, follows two teenage boys whose lives collide during a violent home invasion. Forced onto the run together, their uneasy alliance becomes a connection neither expected. Adapted from his original screenplay, the dual-POV crime thriller explores divided loyalties, dangerous choices, and trusting the last person you ever thought you would.

His nonfiction book, Never Take, grew out of decades in an entertainment industry where rejection is routine, and gatekeepers are plentiful. It
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Two “Starving” Cats, a Cup of Coffee, and an Epiphany

The idea for Rocky & James first came to me in 1998. Yes, 1998. Apparently, some characters are very patient. I’d just completed my first short film, Shoulda… Coulda… Woulda…, about a young gay man looking back on missed opportunities. Afterward, one question kept rolling around in my head: What if two people who otherwise never would have met were thrown together under extraordinary circumstances Read more of this blog post »
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A friend gave this to me for Christmas and said I would relate to Mark Manson's dry sense of humor. And oh yes, did I! I like his self-deprecating sense of humor and brutal honesty about himself and the mistakes he made throughout his life. Reading t ...more
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“Success is achieved by not only knowing the right steps to take, but why to take them.”
― Sean Michael Beyer, Never Take: More Than You Need Or Less Than You Deserve

“Success is achieved by not only knowing the right steps to take, but why to take them.”
― Sean Michael Beyer, Never Take: More Than You Need Or Less Than You Deserve

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