Inspiration to Write a Book, in my case, Eartherians Reach Book 1

So how did Eartherians Reach Book 1 come to be? While the writing and editing process took about three and a half years until publishing, the journey started decades before that.

For years I tried to structure potential novels, build characters in advance, and plan out story arcs, only to leave frustrated and with nothing to show for it. I also probably spent way too much time having fun and relaxing before I became a family man, when I should have been writing!

During the summer of 2020, at the ramp up to the COVID pandemic, everything changed. I was in the middle of listening to a Jocko Podcast, (not sure which one…he has many) where Jocko was saying something to the effect of, “If you want to do anything…get in shape, start going to school, write a novel; don’t wait until tomorrow, don’t even wait 15 minutes. Start right now, right this very minute.”

Upon hearing those words, I felt liberated and possessed at the same time. I turned off the podcast, fired up MS Word, and started writing Book 1 of the Eartherians Reach Series.

I couldn’t have planned this book if I tried for 100 years. The more I wrote, the more the story and characters streamed into my mind, and the more the rest of the story, outside of this first book started to build. I swear it was like I had written this before in another universe and it was somehow being beamed into my mind from another dimension.

There are many people to thank for this, especially my wife Devon, who has supported me in giving me the time on nights and weekends and during kiddo naps to sneak some writing here and there. I have my Reedsy developmental editor, Shannon Roberts, my Reedsy copy editor Sarah Liu, and my Reedsy web designer Ingrid Getzan to thank as well.

In addition, there are a number of friends and family who served as beta readers for this first work, and they have my deepest thanks for giving me so much of their time. I also have author J.L Hyde (https://www.jlhyde.com/) to thank for sound coaching advice, which has been critical in getting ER1 off the ground.

To you amazing readers out there, I can promise you the rabbit hole will get far deeper with the characters, the unique portrayal of reality, and the overall story of the Eartherians Reach Series. It will be a journey that crosses space, time, dimensions, and all our history as we know it. I humbly request that you hang with me as a new and evolving author, and I promise to put in every spare ounce of energy and time to bring you entertainment, fun, and perhaps a sprinkle of inspiration. Thank you for coming aboard this journey with me, and I look forward to your feedback.