Tyler Hillis

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    • – TNT Baby Kart
    • – D.W. Dagger
    • – PLanet Rex
    • – Cop N’ Cat
    • – Witching Hours
    • – Patty Hawk’s Pro Burger
    • – Galactic Golf
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  • writings
    • – Candy
    • – The Trial
    • – An Ode to the Cornerstore
    • – Dragon’s Nightmare IX
    • – Drifting Among The Stars
    • – The Bravest Soul (Screenplay)
    • – Do you feel like you’re festering, Adelaide? (Screenplay)
    • – The Woman Stoker of Dublin
    • – MOMNT
  • The waxing and waning of the creative mind

    I’m feeling a bit beat down today, creatively. I’m in one of those states where I’m ready to toss up my hands and yell to the cosmos, “fine, you win. I give up on this. I was never any good to begin with.” We’ve all had those days. I’ve had plenty in the past, and…

    Misc
    T
    Apr 10, 2024
    agents, book, depression, doubt, euphoria, novel, overcoming, rejection, short story, story, writers block, writing
  • Book Update #12

    Hello! It’s been a while. There have been some big life events that have kept me from updating this blog as regularly as I’d like. But I’ve found some time to jot down a few thoughts. First, my wife and I are expecting our first child in July. As to be expected, we are excited,…

    Book Updates
    T
    Feb 29, 2024
    agents, book, book publishing, books, novel, publishing, query, query letter, querying, story, writing
  • Book Update #11

    I’ve hit some big milestones since my last update. I finished another round of editing on the book. I feel as though it’s really coming together into what I had envisioned. The more editing passes I take, the more refined it becomes. And the more confident I become in the story I’m trying to tell.…

    Book Updates
    T
    Dec 11, 2023
    agents, book, book publishing, creative-writing, novel, nyc midnight, publishing, query, query letter, query-letters, story, writing, writing-tips
  • Book Update #10

    Hey, just in case it hasn’t come across in my previous updates, I want to hammer in the point that writing is fucking hard. You have to be intentional. Disciplined. Motivated. And a thousand other things, all while life continues to happen. In a perfect world you could hit pause on everything and spend as…

    Book Updates
    T
    Oct 25, 2023
  • To Jo

    You were my brother, my cousin, my family. Having to say ‘were’ carries with it an immense pain. The past tense is a shadow lingering on every condolence sent and received over these past few days. Because you are my brother, my cousin, my family. Our last conversation remains in my phone, waiting for my…

    Uncategorized
    T
    Sep 13, 2023
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