Hi, I’m Rich, and I’m writing a book. And maybe more.
I’ve been writing my entire life. As a kid, it was dumb stories (I wish I still had G: Garbage Wars and Kentucky Smith and the Battle for the Future of Humanity somewhere). In high school, it was bad poetry, song lyrics, and school papers. In college at Northern Kentucky University, I wrote many papers (BA in English Lit.) and worked as a music reviewer for the school paper, The Northerner. Professionally, I write high school sports reviews for The Community Press, video game reviews for The Amazing Colossal Website, tech reviews for Choremonster, and lots and lots of writing for day jobs. I’ve had numerous blogs, Tumblrs, LiveJournals, and so much more.
But writing for my day jobs as a marketer took some of the joy out of it. I’ve started focusing on my current and longest-running blog, Hyperbole Free dot com, where I write about movies, music, Macs, munchies, and more. This reminded me how much I love writing about things I care about.
The recent 50th anniversary of Apple prompted me to reflect on my time working for Apple from 2001-2016. And boy do I have stories! So, I am writing a book about my time at Apple. Of course, I still need a day job to pay the bills, so I am writing at night, on weekends, wherever I can find time. It’s going to be a long process, but putting it out into the world will hopefully hold me accountable. That, and a recent shout-out on my favorite tech podcast ATP reminded me to focus on this book.
You can help by following my blog links and throwing a starving artist some cash. I’ll be setting up a Patreon and would love you to follow along.
Also, I have NO fucking clue what I am doing. Once the book is finished, I have no idea how to get it into your hands. But I am working on it.
Anyway-there it is. I’m Rich, I’m a writer, and I’m writing a book. And maybe more. Follow along.
