Cool, so did I. I guess I'll be seeing you soon. Hey, do you think they serve Corona in a frosty mug? -Max

What?

My bad, I accidentally published chapter two twice. I’m a bit of a dork. Please vote on the chapter with the full name and chapter number (Guilt Is An Angry Ghost - Chapter Two. -Max

You know Nash, I haven’t been writing for very long, but it is the one thing I enjoy when the rest of the world seems too real, too validating. The funny thing is, I discovered writing purely by accident. I was twenty years old and was asked to write a letter to my father, following his death. That letter ended up being over 50,000 words. It was within those words I discovered a greater respect for putting thoughts to paper, much more than a desire, but a need.

“A Look Inside,” reminded me of something my father use to tell me a lot when I was young. He said that without an understood passion of my own, no one in the world could teach me anything. It’s good to know there are others out there who can validate those words. Thank you. –Max Ryan

You know what sucks. What you said is exactly right. I seem to have a problem these days being brave enough to let loose and write what I feel, moving things forward. The fact is, I spend so much time trying to make sure I’m not offensive, that I lose touch with what the reader needs to hear. The real ending to this particular chapter was going to be that the villain leaves Dr. Davis with a nicely wrapped package, and inside would have been Paige’s index finger. I chickened out at the last minute. Thank you for being honest. I’m a work in progress. Regards, -Max Ryan

I wanted to be clever with my comment on your writing, but instead I’ll cut to the chase – You are an amazingly gifted and lucid writer. You actually inspired me to write.

Hi Mark, Your work is good. You’ve got me hooked. In fact, I have read several of your works and I can honestly say I’m a fan. -Max

Thank you so much for the kind words. As far as the subject of rape is concerned, I feel it was more a matter of intensity than of me being brave; I’m not really a brave guy at heart, but I can be dramatic at times.

Regarding the other two characters involved in the story: I simply ran out of word space within the post. Thanks again. -Max

That is a perfect review. Thank you. I admit I have a problem assuming the reader knows what’s in my head and so often times I fail to build the characters voice within a reasonable time frame; I jump the gun, so to speak. Writing is a hard accomplishment. Perhaps because it’s so damn personal.

I enjoyed this… Thanks.