Who IS this guy???

We all knew it was only a matter of time before one of these blogs ended up with my name on it.  After having attended a writers’ convention a month or two back it become clear to me that the best way to get my writing out there was to put myself out there as well.

Well, here I am.  Those of you that know me know that the ability to talk incessantly, especially about myself, is not something I struggle with.  For those of you who have no idea who I am - Hi.  I’m Jon.  Let me fill you in:

By age six, I had lost count of how many times I had seen Star Wars or Indiana Jones.  I watched all the behind the scenes footage and everything.  I wanted to know how they did it, how they brought the movie to life.  I’ve always known that I wanted to be a part of that somehow.

My father came to visit once or twice a year, and without fail he brought his camcorder.  My buddies and I always ran off with it - recording things breaking, staged fights, little skits, stop-motion and such.  Eventually we would always decide that we should make a movie.  Guess who got stuck writing the script. 

We never even started filming a movie, but that’s how I started writing.  I tried out acting in high school, as well as set work, but finally settled on just the writing.  I’m now sitting on a B.A. in Creative Writing, two unpublished manuscripts, and a slew of short stories, none of which have succeeded in becoming published.

The thing that sucks about writing is that it is a slow process, and being able to share a completed piece can take years if you’re writing a novel.  However, updating people on my doings (be it writing, or something entirely different. He he he…) is something I can do more regularly; writing short pieces; creating random articles.  You know, creating more interaction with my peeps!

And that is exactly why this blog is here.