By Christopher
Myers
Hello, Chris Myers here.
I have over 30 years of professional experiences in marketing, strategy,
customer communications, brand management and creative writing with FedEx,
AT&T, Thomas&Betts and McDonald’s, among other companies. I also hold a
MBA in International Marketing from the Thunderbird School of Global Management
and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from The George Washington
University in Washington, D.C. From a creative writing perspective, I have won
some writing awards and am a two-time author including the most recently
released IN JUST TEN DAYS, a political/spy thriller
originally set in Washington, D.C., with stops in Beijing, Sydney, London and
yes in Memphis among other places! It is a fast-paced story with lots of
action, deceptions, car chases, romance and I am told by my readers a very interesting
twist at the end. This is the first in a series with the next one, ST.
CHRISTOPHER, due out later in 2017 or early 2018.
I am a first-time
blogger, so I am not really certain what I should tell you in the initial post,
but I believe one of the most important aspects of creative writing is PASSION and
good PRE-PLANNING. Specifically, you hear people should write about
what they know, and that is very true, but also really enjoy the subject that
you are writing about. I have read so many wonderful books, articles, stories,
etc. over the years that really captured my attention and imagination
because I could feel the author’s energy and interest in the
story, characters, plot and putting me in that person’s mindset. That is how I
write, too. I truly invite the reader to try to imagine what I am thinking
about for a particular moment in the book, chapter or with a specific character.
I really think that is what readers want today – fast-paced, good character
development, and a sense of the author’s creativity and imagination to “invite
the reader into the author’s world”. Also, I am a big believer in pre-planning,
meaning, I spend a lot of time conceptualizing each chapter, character and part
of the story from beginning to the end before I put one word on paper, and then
write and re-write a more comprehensive outline to review and update. I must
have updated the outline for IN JUST TEN DAYS a dozen times! I
think that makes for a better story and book, in my opinion.
I look forward to your
feedback and am happy to discuss your ideas or writing anytime.
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My name
is Christopher Myers but I go by Chris. I enjoy writing about political
intrigue, events and situations, with some twists and turns and a bit of humor
mixed in. This is my favorite topic because I like the subject and that I went
to college, lived and worked in our nation's capital for 10 years and love
going back whenever I can! Traveling to fun and interesting places, sports
(those I can still play and others I enjoy watching like my daughter in
competitive volleyball) is another priority and movies - I LOVE GOING TO THE
MOVIES!
