I'm John ...
And I've been a storyteller all my life.
In that time, I've come to realize that my writing can best be defined by its exploration of morality, life, and change. I place my characters in stories centered around topics like redemption -- while always remembering to keep the key theme of hope alive.
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From TV shows and films to books and video games, I learn all there is to learn from the stories I take in; I believe storytelling is meant to support, educate, & elevate as much as it entertains, and I try to reflect that in everything I write.
I was selected for Ryan Reynolds' Group Effort Initiative and am currently a member! I am ready for early-career work as a Writing/Production Assistant!
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Inspirations
Most of what I write is Realistic Fiction, so I find myself inspired by History altogether. If it's from a time period I find interesting, I'll probably draw from it; I like to write Westerns, for example, because I consider the American Old West to be the most unique point in US history.
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I always think about the psychology of a character when deciding how they'll react to things, so I'd say the Mind is something I take a lot of inspiration from as well. Since most of my stories have to do with ethics and emotions, my own meditations on the human mind inform my writing a lot.
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Ultimately, though, I take the majority of my inspiration from a single franchise: Star Wars.
Quite the contrast, I know, but I genuinely believe it to be the most varied franchise in the world -- in every form of media, every genre, and every age, Star Wars literally has something for everyone. I adore Star Wars' commitment to telling every type of story it can, because it allows me to examine its storytelling from tons of different angles. I learn from it just as much as I love it.
Favorite Stories
Certain stories are especially impactful to me. Here are some of my favorites...
Books/Graphic Novels:
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, This Boy's Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff, Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Watchmen by Alan Moore, The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman
Films:
Wind River, Children of Men, Come and See, The Revenant, all things Akira Kurosawa & Sergio Leone, Guardians of the Galaxy, Logan, Jurassic Park, Every Indiana Jones Film, Every Star Wars Film
TV:
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Band of Brothers, Daredevil, Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, Barry, Attack on Titan, Every Star Wars TV Series
Video Games:
Halo: Reach, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Spec Ops: The Line, Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2, The Last of Us, The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War (2018), Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order