About

I don’t like to write.  What I do like is to brainstorm stories, characters, scenes and conflicts that I find funny, insightful, beautiful or revealing.  I get a rush from the creative phase, the phase where my journals say, “perhaps the main character is a person who…” or “what if the character wants to do x, but can’t because of y.”  The problem is that writing requires a lot more than creativity.  The problem lies in mastering the mechanics, hammering out the details, sticking with a project when your mind turns to other things, getting second opinions, and editing, editing, editing until the project is possibly worth sharing.  I have spent a lot of time in that first, creative phase but am now moving more ideas to completion.  When I can say, “Okay, I’ve done all that I can with this project,” I’m going to push it out into the world—either posting it on my website or publishing it as a book.  After all, the enjoyment I get from brainstorming stories is only enhanced if I can share those stories with others.

Bio

Joshua Keil (pronounced like “Kyle”) is originally from Nebraska but moved to Alaska at the age of thirteen. In Alaska, he worked as a commercial fisherman and a railroad laborer.  He graduated from Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Nebraska, and earned graduate degrees from the University of Missouri and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Since becoming a naval officer, he has deployed around the world from tent hospitals in Kuwait to jungle villages in Thailand.  His hobbies include scuba diving, fishing and, especially, road-tripping. Joshua has lived in Hawaii, Florida and Spain with his wife and three daughters.