I haven’t introduced myself in a while, and so many of you missed it the first time around. So, hello. My name is Adi, and I’m a writer.
It feels damn good to say that. To explain to a new acquaintance that what I do is write. A friend of mine who is a freelance cinematographer introduces me to all of his film friends as such: “This is Adi. He’s a writer.” It’s kind of a silly, antiquated thing to do- to include a person’s profession in their introduction. But I’m not about to stop him.
I wrote a book. A rather good book if the people who have read it are to be believed. And that’s pretty cool. I’ve been a writer since the 6th grade, when our homework assignment called for twenty sentences using that week’s vocabulary words. I’ve been a writer since before that, probably, when I used to devour Goosebumps books as soon as they came out. The words stayed in my stomach, like swallowed gum, and now reading and writing are just as basic to me as digestion.
Now that the book’s written and in the process of being published by Dog Ear (coming out early November!), I’m doing what I can to promote this site, which is doing what it can to promote the book and its author. It’s hard work, full of obstacles and unpleasant odds.
But I keep on with it, powering through the onset of what could be Carpal Tunnel so that people find out about me, find out about my book and how much they’ll enjoy it once it’s available for them to enjoy. I’m attacking the blogosphere and social networking worlds and introducing myself to as many people as possible.
So, once again, hello.
