About Ben

LIFE-CHANGING EVENTS:  

While working as an engineer for many years, I always wrote technical reports, proposals, and marketing blurbs. It was part of the job. However, I also wrote creatively as a hobby, sharing my work with friends and family but never publishing. In 2011, I retired from engineering and several friends encouraged me to write professionally, full-time, and I ended up working on various projects as a freelancer or ghostwriter.

ENGINEER TO WRITER:  

The creative writing work suited me. I enjoyed it immensely and completed numerous projects involving novels, novellas, marketing brochures, PowerPoint presentations, resumes, website content, blogs, articles, and even an unusual screenplay. These experiences reinforced my love of writing, and I embraced it as a second career.  

Over the years since making the transition, my completed projects have included hundreds of smaller pieces like blog entries and articles. The more significant works include dozens of novels (e.g., two cozy mystery series) and multiple screenplays. I even started to edit videos, and that has become another way for me to tell stories visually.

I work seven days a week from my Conway, SC home office (just outside of Myrtle Beach). In my rare free time, I read whenever I can and love to cook, brew beer, and woodwork. And sometimes, on the rare occasion, I will watch a movie or TV show - to analyze and learn from the writing, of course!