Merry Christmas 2009

Here in southern California, the sun is shining and the skies are blue.  I try to think of all the good things and how much was accomplished this year.  Many lives around the world that experienced tragedy and loss and many lives that experienced triumph and victory.

Thanksgiving and Christmas are traditionally known for being times where one is most thankful for things in life (here in the United States).  However, I tend to try to be thankful for something everyday.  Today I am thankful for family and the support that I receive from them and also my friends around the world.  Thank you all.

As we come about the close of the year, we set our sites upon the horizon as the new year rises over the old.  Hope shines through and though we see ourselves as separate... we all approach this coming year together with hope for a better tomorrow.  A new chapter in my story, the story of Nevada Wolf, will begin and others around me will embark on their own adventures.  That is for tomorrow.

Today, I am thankful.  We all have something to be thankful for.  So even if you are alone during this time of year you can at least find yourself counting the things in your life that you are most thankful for and remembering that life is a challenge... these days are what brings out the best in us all.  I welcome the new year and the new challenges that will accompany it.

I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Introducing The Mechanical Room

Welcome to my adventure!  I set out on this journey several years ago.  I was working for a non-profit in Santa Monica, California and while I was using the bathroom I saw a door to a room in front of me.  I looked up and on the door was a sign that read "The Mechanical Room," and I thought that's funny, who would put a room inside of a bathroom stall?  Then I began to wonder what was on the other side of that door, and my imagination took over.

This is the point where my mother would say, "oh boy, we know what a crazy imagination you have," and it's true I do have a crazy imagination.  I have always loved fantasy and science fiction.  I think it's partly due to my tendency to escape reality and what better place to escape to other than a fantastical one?

My imagination, sitting on the toilet and staring at that door, allowed a spark of creativity.  The spark gave birth to a novel that I am very proud of.  I wrote The Mechanical Room over a span of a couple years.  The bulk of it I wrote after being fired from my job... nothing better to do, why not write a novel!?  It was the perfect escape.

THE MECHANICAL ROOM combines elements of both science fiction and fantasy.  My main character, John Noah, is dying from a terminal illness that over half of the human population suffers from called Miller's Disease.  In the year 2109, the autoimmune illness Miller's Disease claims a 100% mortality rate. John, however, is resistant to it.  Doctors desperately try to convince him to volunteer for an experimental treatment, but John refuses.  He has recently lost his wife to the disease and couldn't care less whether he lives or dies.  As John's health deteriorates, his employers feel it is in his best interest to terminate his position.  On John's last day of work, he investigates strange noises coming from a room inside a bathroom stall.  Feeling his way through the dark room, he stumbles and falls through a gaping hole in the floor.  He wakes up in a fantastical world and soon realizes he is literally in for the fight of his life.


I know there are many of you out there who are going through trying times.  I encourage everyone to explore their creative side and turn something negative into something positive.  This is not just my journey, but a journey for all like me who dare to turn their dreams into a reality.


Here I hope to chronicle my writing process and my tireless efforts to get published.  My goal is to obtain a literary agent within the next six months.  I then plan to be published by the end of 2010.

So, let's get started!  Wish me luck!