Born in Westlake, Ohio. Brian received a BS in economics and a BA in public policy from the University of North Carolina, where he competed as a springboard diver. His experience ranges from an assistant to the NC Attorney General to CEO of corporations in various industries. His writing voice developed through a climb up the corporate ladder followed by diving off the top into the wilderness of entrepreneurial ventures. Since those early years, he has owned businesses in advertising, manufacturing, and finance, taken a company public and sat on the board of national and international associations, all the while writing the Perpetual series. His inspiration comes from his own adventures in life and business, having experienced firsthand that reality is stranger than fiction. Brian competes as a master's swimmer. He and his family live near Charlotte, North Carolina.
Recent Projects: Brains for the Zombie Soul, a parody of Chicken Soup for the Soul, written for NaNoWriMo 2011. Won NaNo, but I’m not quite done with the book.
I’ve got two Yarny stories:
One day, I opened up Yarny, went to my most recent chapter, and found all but the first 5 words missing. I panicked. Until I found the Previous Versions button. Somehow, I had deleted most of my chapter when I shut my computer down, but going back to the previous version, I got it back in all its wordy glory.
My writing computer, a netbook that I take with me everywhere, is slowly dying. Several times during November, I got the BSOD. At a write-in, my computer shut down on me, and I remarked, “Aw man, not again!” When someone asked me what happened, I said, “I just got the blue screen of death.” Everyone gasped and started to panic on my behalf, at which point I explained why I was so calm. “It’s not that big of a deal. I use Yarny, so all my work’s been saved, and I can get it back even if this computer never starts back up again.”
Those two incidents turned me into a huge Yarny fan. If you had stickers, I would happily put one on my laptop. I can’t wait for Offline access. I would have converted a few people to Yarny in November (by the way, I’m Bloomington’s ML), but many were hesitant that they couldn’t use it without an internet connection.
Mom of twin toddlers!
Recent Projects:
Breathless, as part of NaNoWriMo 2011: What happens when an ordinary girl meets the man of everyone’s dreams? Keeping secrets is never easy, especially since Ryan Spalding is on the cover of every magazine and this year’s “Hottest Hunk under 30.” Good thing Carly Sparks is so out of the loop when it comes to celebrity affairs, or she’d realize she was in one!
Strapless, sequel to Breathless(unfinished): Carly and Ryan just got engaged. Now comes the hard part – getting married!
Sleepless, final book in series (not started): Carly and Ryan just found out they’re pregnant – with twins!
I love that Yarny allows snippets, as well as people, places and things. It’s great for writing ahead and then incorporating these snippets back into the main document. Plus, I never forget the little details I knew so well a month ago when I’m writing a different scene!
I’ve been using Yarny to write Christmas presents for my best friends and for a ghost story which is part of an English class assignment. It’s currently in 2nd draft and coming on strong.
I find the snippets useful for organising chapters and ideas, it keeps my writing from becoming a mess and helps me to focus when burning the midnight oil. I’d find it really useful if I could share my work to Facebook and Twitter as well as the ability to package my writing in to an email readable in a popular format.
Most of my stories on there have been curated through the use of Yarny, its clean and simple interface coupled with excellent tools makes me come back to Yarny everyday!
I started using Yarny on the recommendation of a friend. I’ve been writing a graphic novel series, but I don’t have my laptop handy while at work or during my commute, making it difficult to make edits or write notes when inspiration hits. As any writer will tell you, that can happen at any time. My usual method was to make notes in my cell phone. With Yarny, I am able to write notes even while at work. Or if I do have to make a note on my phone, I will add it to Yarny for easy access later. Though I would really love to see a Yarny app for my phone. Hint. Hint.
My favorite part about Yarny is that I can sort my notes based on volume, character, places, or things making accessing and organizing my thoughts super easy. When you’re writing something as complex as a multi-volume fantasy series….you really need that organization.
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