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I suffered from writer’s block for 34 years before I finally overcame it in 2020, authored two novels, and started writing this newsletter, Ford Knows Books.
If you love fiction—serial, auto-, short/flash, literary—and creative non-fiction, essays, cheeky personal stories, sundry literary & cultural curiosities ~
Ford Knows Books is for you
A weekly dose of original writing ~
Soaked in lunacy and dusted with insights ~
Sometimes silly, sometimes serious ~
Basically, a fruit basket with fur, many Mondays.
Call me Troy, no need for the Mr.😘
I am an LGBTQ+ writer and editor from California living on the Gold Coast of Spain about 30 minutes outside of Barcelona in Europe’s answer to Fire Island: Sitges.
I struggled with writer’s block for over three decades thanks to a pernicious combination of cruel writing teachers and a chronic anxiety disorder.
You can read more about those here and there:
Despite countless attempts to write short stories and novels, for most of my life I’ve done just about everything but: I’ve been a grocery store bagger, a babysitter, a gardener, a burger flipper, a fry guy, a shopkeeper, a concessionaire, a greenskeeper, a hash-slinger, a caterer, a shampoo boy, a bookseller, a librarian, an archivist, a massage therapist, a Lyft driver, a margins analyst, a stock broker, a textiles specialist, an interior designer, and most recently, an editor, émigré, house HUSBAND, & dog DADDY.
This cacophony of experience informs much of my work.
My debut—Lamb: A novel in snapshots—is available now in paperback or Kindle ebook. Release date is June 3rd, 2025.
You might check out some my Greatest Hits to get a little more flavor for what to expect:
A NICHE! A Niche! My *Queendom For a Niche!
Standing out in a crowded field sometimes requires you to narrow rather than broaden your focus.
All of Us VVitches
Dionysos Was a Right-On Bitch
I’m becoming more of a question guy than an answer guy (ironic, “Ford Knows”—you all got that, I assume.)
And, may I introduce my SpokesCat, VVilliam - Investigator of Dark Alleys.
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