First post

Confession: the blogging concept terrifies me a bit. I don’t really want to talk at length about myself to the dark, quiet abyss that is the internet. It’s like when those dudes in the past talked to a hole in a tree and covered that hole with mud. That’s probably the future of my blog — a tree with mud in its hole.

I’m a writer. For years I said I was an aspiring author, but after a while I figured screw that, and I’ve cut out the ‘aspiring’ bit. I write about monsters, infectious molds, angels, demons, and a great assortment of other weird and fantastic stuff that’s not all too common in this world of ours. Recently I decided to self-publish, and my first book Brain Mold is currently available exclusively for Amazon Kindle. Look, a link!

http://www.amazon.com/Brain-Mold-ebook/dp/B00EQ0GHHU/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381378739&sr=1-1

With Brain Mold I wanted to write a little horror story sort of like the works of some of my favorite genre masters, John Carpenter, David Cronenberg, George A. Romero, and well, maybe a bit of Stephen King, why not? It tells the story of a town isolated by a massive blizzard and the infectious mold spores carried on the winter winds. Breathing in these spores renders the infected in a state of euphoria while their bodies begin to break down and liquefy internally. It’s a contagion horror thriller where the infected are the only ones having a good time. It’s bloody, it’s ooey, it’s gooey, it’s my first original novel for public consumption. Check it out and tell me what you think!

I will have more fiction available before the year is out and I plan to be in this for the long haul — which is why I’m here. I think the big, scary word for writers just starting out is PLATFORM. I hear it everywhere. It scared me before I even knew what it meant! So, basically, it means a writer can’t toil away beneath the stairs cranking out book after book anymore. Now we gotta go online and create a successful PLATFORM in order to attract readers. It’s a new world for me, man. I expect to make a fool out of myself in the beginning, but whatever. This is the game and I shall play it!

I think there was more that I had wanted to say… I wanted to add something that made me seem cool, but I can’t remember anything along those lines. I guess I’ll finish my introductory post with how I should have started it…

Hello, I’m Kyle. I am a writer, a film buff, a Bears fan, and a somewhat reluctant blogger. In the coming days—weeks—months I’ll try to add some content to this here blog space. Maybe some writerly posts, some comments on books and film, plus the occasional rant, and a few glimpses into my head.