2026 Q&A

Hey! How have you been? It's been a while. I forgot to do 2025's interview somehow, so here I am for the 2026 edition. I found some new questions that should show, somewhat, what I've been up to for the past year.

Also, I'm gonna lean fuller into the fake interviewer. I find it fun. I hope you do too. The first four will be writing related and the last four will be personal.

Thanks you for reading once more :)

2025 was noticeably quiet in terms of finished work—how do you look back on that year now?

Yeah, yeah, it was very quiet. But really just on the outside, as I was going through so much that year. So much change and growth for me as a person. I struggled, I built, I failed, and I succeeded in places that changed me as a person. At one point, I would find myself so upset that my writing wasn't going where I wanted to, but in other points, I understood the time I needed to take elsewhere and refused to let myself get down because of it. Currently, in 2026, I look back on last year as one of growth. I think my skills multiplied as a writer and as a regular person. 2026 should be filled with great stories :)

What did that dry period teach you about yourself as a writer?

Honestly, it taught me that I am capable of not beating myself up for not being where I want to at a certain time. If that makes sense. Writing is so conditioned on your emotions that if anything bad happens, it feels that you are now at a disconnect from your work. The dry period taught me that I'm allowed to go through such times, and still come back and get things done. It taught me that those periods are often even beneficial. We are humans, not machines and need down time to understand ourselves and our goals. I am beyond comfortable with saying that I have a new outlook on my future, because I took that time to work on my present self.

What’s something you believe about storytelling now that you didn’t when you first started?

Thank you, Interviewer, for this question. I should really give you a name. Well, see, in the beginning, I thought if i was good enough at writing and storytelling, that I wouldn't need real life experience; if I was good enough, I'd be able to write anything. I look back on that and find myself so wrong. Recently, I've figured out that life is the greatest teacher and truly gives so much to the worlds in my head. I can make them so much more so real and living, by pouring my own life into them. It's truly something beautiful to take experience and turn it into something so fantastical and different. Recently, I've been writing down the things I see. Like the way someone walks, or talks, or breathes. How they look around the room when you talk to them. How they say certain things to lead the conversation in the way they want it. I've taken this and put it into my writing so that the characters feel real. It seems like a given, but for some reason, my ego kept me from admitting I needed real life to show me the true scope of what I can create.

A few years from now, what do you hope someone discovering your work for the first time understands about you as a writer?

Another great question. Hmm... let me think. I suppose I want to be well known by then. So, hopefully, I am doing well as an author and may seem a little hard to reach, but I'll always want people to know me as a regular person. I love what I do and I love talking about it with others. And one day, if the Universe is kind to me, I'll have some great fans that can love it along with me. I hope to have long and fun conversations with them. So, for any new reader of mine, just know that I'd love to talk to you if we get the chance some time.

What kind of music, movies, or shows do you enjoy?

I've gone through sort of a metamorphosis when it comes to music as of recently. Over the last year or so, I've dived fully into numetal, shoegaze, 90's rock, and some modern dark metal as well. Of course, along with some other random things in there too. So, Chevelle is a favorite of mine. Tool, Deftones, Alice in Chains. Then some newer stuff like Quannic, bbdalena, 5hy, Wisp, Roving, Narrow Head, Violent Vira. Of course, that's not all. I've recently gotten into some... KPOP. Yes, I know. Controversial. I also like Yeat and Destroy Lonely. I've recently got a new car. A 2003 Lexus IS300. It has a great sound system in it and I absolutely love going on drives and listening to all this music. Great times.

For shows, I've started Deathnote for the first time. WOW. JUST WOW. Snowfall is a favorite of mine. Those two are the only shows I've watched within the past year. I don't watch many shows. As for movies, I like to sit down and watch one from time to time. Fury is my all time favorite movie. Best job I ever had.

What do you do when you're not writing or working on your author career? What do you do in your free time?

With how I've put together my schedule, I don't get much time away from either my job or writing. I have a part time job and write about 25 hours a week. This year I started exercising early in the mornings and I'm happy so far with the results. I go on drives, I hang out with my friends nearly every weekend by going to stores, out to eat, or just hanging out at someone's house. On my own, I've tried to get into guitar, poetry (with some luck), and thrifting. For the most part, I just like hanging out and relaxing. I'm not really one to go out and do a bunch of crazy stuff. I just like spending quality time with myself or the people I care about.

What's something that makes you happy?

You're hitting a deep topic, Interviewer. Something that makes me happy? I've talked all about that indirectly in other questions, so I'll find something a bit more specific. Or maybe not.

You know when you speak to a stranger and you understand them? It's a weird thing. When two humans connect and then never see each other again. There is something so captivating by moments of recognition. While working my part time job, I've interacting with so many more people than I was used to. I talk to people I'll never see again and for moments, I feel that we are all the same. Just people experiencing life together. This all might sound a little silly, but connecting to people through these moments makes me genuinely happy. Or even times of vulnerability forced out of us.

It's raining hard and a coworker runs through the parking lot to get inside. I laugh, because that is so pure. Sometimes, I think I have such a hard time explaining the things I think, so I create the stories to make others feel them. I hope that all made sense.

Any relationships? Romantic and/or platonic?

I've been so lucky to have so many people that I call friends. I have my close group of friends, who I love dearly. I have new friends I grow closer with every day. I have my family. I feel as if I have everything I've ever wanted when it comes to people that care.

But there was a time, when I thought I was alone. I wasn't, but I thought I was. I went through a breakup last year. I was cheated on and lied to and I was so hurt that I was forced to break down the man I thought I was to build the man I was truly meant to be. It's something remarkable what that sort of experience can do to a person. And how it can change them. I was strong enough to funnel that energy into growth.

Now, that brings me to the romance part of the question. With my writing, I've always imagined dramatic love stories. I suppose, I am waiting for that of my own. I'm not really looking for it, as I am not completely where I want to be on my own, but if a beautiful, sweet girl finds me, and I find her, I'll know if I am ready.

What a puzzling experience. As an author, I yearn for a relationship that is anything but simple. To see her and her see me. We look away, then look back. Then I never see her again.