About
I began writing things down at the age of eleven, and I haven't stopped since. I have written far too many things that have gone unpublished, from very terrible horror novels in my teens, to comics during my time at Belhaven College until finally settling on cyberpunk science fiction after graduation. My novels are part of a larger series called The Bridge Chronicles. The Bridge Chronicles in turn is one slice of cohesive universe that began as a pen-and-paper roleplaying game.
Inside the Mind - Gary Ballard
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What inspired you to start writing?
I've always loved reading from an early age, but it was the getting interested in early tabletop role-playing games that really lit the fire. I adored Dungeons & Dragons and Tolkien, and my first writing on my mom's old typewriter was stories about fantasy adventures with a crew misfit dungeon crawlers.
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Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
Hiss Whistle Dead started as a episodic novel using the Kindle Vella formula, which got discontinued halfway through the release of the episodes. I quickly bundled the story into a full novel and released it in December of 2024. It's a cyberpunk murder mystery starring Shel, a freelance hacker specializing in collecting the accounts of the recently deceased. When her gender neutral brother dies of a mysterious stroke, she begins to investigate their life, learning more than she expected about the person she thought she knew. It is an examination of grief, gender identity, AI, mental illness, and relationships.
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