Where does the artistic idea begin? I have been asking that question for as long as I have been a writer. For most of my life, I have struggled with finding the perfect balance between reality and the artistic muse of words. I guess while I definitely can write about the facts and the reality of the subject, the idea of conjuring something of a fantasy or some imaginary being eludes me. In case you are wondering about the title, I borrowed it from a book I have been working on for most of my life as a writer. The concept of 23 faces of a creep is a look at myself from my early days being addicted to heroin and fighting to break free and out of the world of addiction. In 2003 I got sober, and it took many years to fully complete the required 12 step process, however, I find myself looking at my past and still regretting some of my seemingly uglier moments, hence the name 23 faces of a creep!
Click to view slideshow.While I am hardly proud of most of my past, I do believe it has shaped me into the person and writer I am today. you won’t find any candy coating in my words. I am straight to the point and sometimes a bit harsher than I should be, none the less, I think being brutally honest is a virtue all of its own. I am currently working on 3 book ideas, each in its own stage of completion; my first of course is “23 Face of a Creep”, followed by another true story of my time and life while I was homeless. This is a personal look at a man who not only is homeless but must struggle to resist the very things that pushed him to become addicted to drugs in the first place, immense despair, loneliness and isolation from others in an attempt of trying to regain his independence and self-worth while at the same time struggling to get off of the streets and into a safe and stable living environment.
The last piece is an attempt at partial fantasy about a young pianist in the 1950s who become addicted to heroin after leaving Los Angeles for New York while chasing his dream of securing a recording contract. While most of the core ideas are adapted from my own personal experience in the music industry and being strung out on heroin, I am attempting to push the envelope into a more surreal and visceral story.
While I work on these writing projects I am filled with loads of other little stories, and so I decided to use this domain name which I previously used as a freelance writing site. Sadly I must admit I broke into my writing career developing commercial copy for the legal and personal injury industries. While the money was good, the content was boring and mostly bullshit written to capitalize on the fears of people who may have become injured after taking certain medicines or after undergoing certain medical procedures.
I did learn about the world of lawyers and how most of those foul jokes told about them are sadly true, and that alone aided me in my decision to abandon writing commercial copy and search for something meaningful.
So here are my words, in their plain but honest package for all who care to read. I am hopeful that as I publish new short stories that they will continue to entertain and engage my readers and offer then a look into the real feelings and lives of the man who wrote them, and that is far more that I could ever hope for!
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