Why I Wrote First Draft

I spent four years working on my first novel—not only because I have a story to tell, but I think it's important for men to write down their stories and have others read them. 

Don't worry, I'm no JD Vance acolyte arguing for male supremacy. Hardly. I hate that reactionary bro shit. 

But ... did you know that 80 percent of new published novels are written by women? Seventy-five percent of readers are women. That's wonderful, but isn't it time for men to rejoin the literature party? Perhaps our dumbed-down cultural milieu would brighten just a bit. 

First Draft is a coming-of-age tale (and a journalistic thriller with comic overtones) mired in the post-Vietnam, post-Watergate 1970s. Music plays an important role in the tale. Check out the Spotify playlist: First Draft Needle Drop.