If you’ve gotten this far, you probably already know this, but I am E. C. Skowronski.
There. This blogging stuff is easy right?
What you want more? Well, I suppose that’s only fair.
The slightly longer version
I am a writer, author, and professional overthinker. My primary focus is on Mystery fiction, with some leanings into Sci-fi and Fantasy.
I have a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Cedarville University and a M.F.A. in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. Over the past ten years I’ve written on projects for brands like Marvel, Sony, Warner Brothers, The LEGO Group, DC, and others. I also helped co-found the website NewPulpTales.com, where I, along with some friends and colleagues write new serialized fiction in the pulp style (as well as some reviews and commentary on the original pulp works).
The even longer version
My personal history with fiction goes all the way back to my childhood, listening to the bedtime stories my parents would read to me and my sister. Those ranged from classics like Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, and (a much edited version of) Zelazny’s Nine Princes In Amber (Mom was pretty shocked when she heard that too), to the little stories my dad would make up about the adventures of Scruffy Bear and others.
But, (and this may surprise you) not everyone who loves fiction also writes.
I know, crazy, right?
For me, that transition happened in junior high writing class. I hated it. But then, that’s junior high for you. So I did it anyway and by the end, writing had really grown on me.
In Highschool, I took that new-found interest and pointed it toward a magazine competition. The requirement was to write a thousand word fantasy story with a young (10-12) protagonist and the winner was to be published in a later issue of the magazine. So I slaved over my story, trimming and condensing until I’d finally crafted a fun little mystery in a fantasy town. After submitting, I waited with baited breath to hear back from them. Eventually, I received a letter from them, saying I’d won! But though I waited, the magazine with my story never came out.
Turns out, the company went out of business shortly after that contest.
But it turns out writers are a resilient bunch. At least when it comes to rejection. And so here I am. I’ve moved from little magazine contests to bigger fish. I’m working on a number of novel projects, as well as keeping up with some shorter serialized works over on NewPulpTales.com (yes, I am going to put the link in again, you should really check it out).