With most of my creative attention devoted to either music (songwriting) or marketing my first full-length novel (Extra Innings: The Diamond Thieves), I’ve been getting the itch to write again. Originally, my next project after the Extra Innings Trilogy was going to be a non-fiction story called “Sheldon’s Falls.” The main character in this novel is named Sheldon Andrus who is a young, retired medevac pilot return from the Vietnam War to his home in Massachusetts and a alcoholic, pill-popping, complicated bi$%@h of a mother. This unforgettable story that takes a surprising and dark turn gave me a great deal of excitement, however, I’ve decided to put it on hold to pursue a different writing direction in the meantime.
This new direction is to author a book based on my research in strengths based leadership. The topic is Integrity and I’m excited to dive into what I believe this means in the professional world. Notes for this book began last weekend and I’m excited to do some deep thinking while I’m traveling across the mountainous and grassland terrains of southern Africa. I’m hoping that some time away in another land will give me some headroom & inspiration to discover a deeper understanding of integrity in terms of interpersonal relationships and exchanges. The intent of this book is for my own observation and understanding of how I experience and conduct myself in the world (both professionally and personally). I’m excited to see my own personal growth through the production of this book. Writing has not yet begun, however, the book does have a title: “The Integrity Pie.”