My War with Words

On My War with Words I, Sean McElhiney, share my ongoing struggle to complete a novel I have been working on for over 40 years. This channel is about my creative process, first and foremost, and, by extension, an examination of the life of a frustrated, though relatively prolific writer. I am a pretentious hack, a title I embrace because it allows me to accept failure and disdain as readily as success and admiration.

My first screenplay, Soul to Keep, won the first-place prize in the inaugural Scriptapalooza Screenwriting competition. I plan to self-publish my first novel, The Apocryphyal Life of Ian Gafney, and a collection of my short stories, many of which have been published independently, in the coming months. 

I am a professional radio news announcer, talk show host, and deejay. I have worked as a shoe salesman, an army supply clerk, a bartender, a proofreader and editor, and an elected town official. I have won employee of the month; I have been fired.

Thanks for finding me!