Hi! I’m Mark! If you’re here, you probably already know me. And if you’ve known me long enough, you probably also know about my long relationship with writing. 

Now, it’s true that I never wrote that best-selling fantasy novel. I never used my Newhouse journalism degree (go ‘Cuse!) beyond a few summer internships. But for all that, I never stopped writing, be it cheeky haiku about corporate life, lyrics about rockin’ the ‘burbs, ridiculous analogies in too-long work emails…

So don’t call it a comeback; I never left!  I’m in the middle of writing a book for middle graders: a thrilling mystery in the same vein as The Three Investigators, Nancy Drew, or The Hardy Boys. It’s set in a fictionalized version of Rockport, Massachusetts–a beautiful and mysterious seaside town where I’ve developed some pretty close ties over the last few decades. The characters are entirely fictional, as they say…but some of them might make you wonder…

I’m making steady progress and I’d like to have you along for the ride! My newsletter gives you an inside look at just what it takes to write, edit, and publish your first book! And you’ll even have a chance to shape the book itself…