My whole life I've had a passion for hearing or telling a good story. Over the past few years I've indulged this interest by taking writing classes at George Mason University; one of the perks of my library job is free tuition. My background in acting and video/film production has had a lasting influence on my writing. After so many years of working with the written word in script format, my fiction tends to focus on dialog and plot aspects, with what some may call a "Hallmark ending," rather than on a complex and ambiguous stylistic format. I like something in every book I read but tend to enjoy the classics over contemporary Pulitzer works, but read just about anything. On my recent vacation I took along The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon, Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen, Faithless: Tales of Transgression by Joyce Carol Oates, and Bongwater by Michael Hornburg. Probably in the future I'll post a few words on whatever book I'm currently reading if anyone is looking for a good read.
