Introduction

Hi! Welcome to my web page. I publish under my initials, i.e. T.W. because, hey, if J.K. Rowling can do it, why not me? Most people call me Thom (my preferred spelling) although they picture it like Tom. I added the “h” when I was in high school after seeing it spelled that way in a shoe store chain—Thom McAn. I tell people to think of it as Thomas without the ass.

I’ve always enjoyed literature, even from a young age, reading the likes of Jules Verne in 7th grade. I took a Creative Writing course in college, part of the General Studies requirements, figuring an easy “A.” I got the “A” but it wasn’t easy. But it was fun.

I put that aside, however as I pursued my career in photography (that’s a whole ‘nother story!), but was challenged by my daughter to try doing more writing. She was taking a similar course at that time. Call it a bonding moment. That’s when I got the bug and began writing short stories, joined the Greater Canton (Ohio) Writer’s Guild, and produced a novella—Dodging Butterflies: the Autobiography of Thomas Speaker.

That was a major learning experience. It’s a really rough first draft, published by a vanity press. I liked the storyline and it gave me the character, Thomas Speaker, who you meet in my current work.

So, that’s a bit about me. Feel free to leave a message. I’ll write more as I get used to this technology. Yes, it IS hard to teach an old dog new tricks