Fat Fingers Write

Fat Fingers Write is my way of giving back. I hope as you read this it doesn't sound fake, because it's not. It's meant to be the furthest thing from fake.

You see, I was born with a million stories to tell. I was also the son of immigrants, learning both English and Spanish poorly as I battled English teacher after English teacher from elementary to high school. It didn't matter that I never had a problem understanding a topic or putting my point across verbally. I was always judged by what I wrote, and therefore, I was resigned to the stupid heap.

Later in life I discovered I was mildly dyslexic, a chronic over-thinker, and - bless me - a catastrophizer, which combined to give me the perfect storm of writers' anguish.

And then I met Philippa, and everything changed. She told me to 'just write' and she would 'fix it.' So I did, and she did. And along the way, I learned as much as I could - from her, books and YouTube, and trial and error. I also found Grammarly, ProWritingAid, and other programs that would have been great to have in the 90s.

I also discovered that once I developed the habit of writing, my curse of overthinking became a superpower, dishing out a smorgasbord of scenes, solutions, and funny quips for me to choose from for my stories. So out of the swirling pool of poor grammar, crazy ideas, imposter syndrome, and fat fingers that would not give up, I ended up with A Better Class of Criminal.

So to all you English dumbasses (EDA) out there with great stories to tell and less-than-ideal language skills - if I can do it, so can you!

If you're interested in how my next book, A Better Class of Killer, is progressing, or want to learn how you can go from EDA to writing your own book, drop me an email or a follow at any of my socials

All the best in life and in your writing.

Cristian