My name is Louis Santiago and I cannot be trusted with god-like powers because the first thing I’d do is Mandela Effect everybody. Like a petty Thanos, I’d snap my fingers and half the world would swear his name was always Duke Skywalker–and all the promotional material would reflect that.
What I’m trying to say: I’m not a role model. I’m not even slightly apologetic about how much of a role model I’m not.
And that basically means, “I have opinions about writing, but I am not the god king of writing.” My ideas are as flawed as I am. I have had stupid opinions and I (veeeery often) say things in the most awkward, unhelpful ways possible (I am bad at speaking in general).
But, even so, I do have ideas. I have been writing for nearly twenty years now, and that kind of raw experience comes with insight and suggestions. For better or worse, that’s what I offer here: my insight about writing, as I’ve experienced it. Not as a sanitized board room of executives wants to present my experience for optimal ISO. No, you’re seriously getting the unbridled thoughts of one person here. And if you’re so young that you weren’t aware, this is what the internet always used to be. It was awesome.
Anyway, my ideas might not help you through the hardest parts of your process.
But they might help you a little bit. And if you’re anything like me, you could probably use a little bit of help right now.
On my site, you will find:
A blog where I rant about personal experiences (rarely), pop culture (sometimes) and my own writing (fucking constantly).
A page linking to my short fiction. I am trying to get better about promoting my work and taking ownership of small successes. That page is here.
A page with links to resources. These resources will always be free. Most of them are obsessively detailed and extensive Google Sheets. You can access and download them for free. Again, they might not be directly helpful, but they might make you think, “Huh. What if I got this obsessive about my work? Sex is getting kinda boring, after all.” My favorite/strongest suggestion: The Plotting Inventory. Supremely helpful to me and I use it every day. That page is here.
A photograph of me as a child: Here it is:
I was watching an episode of TMNT at the time.
If you’d like to get in touch with me, you can email me at lsantiago.inktrap@gmail.com.
I appreciate you stopping by. Take care, stay warm, and may your milks always be chocolate.
~L. Santiago
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