I'm writing a column for Scryptic Studios (the writers' resource website) called Running Up That Hill. In it, I'll be sharing the knowledge, insights, and lessons in abject despair gained in the past two years of my five-year-plan to break into comic book writing.

This week's debut column, "By The Southern Grace of God is a Lovely and Wonderful Story", features:

• The bio that never was


• Your free beer recommendation of the week


• My first-ever submission to a comic book publisher, and what it taught me

In upcoming columns, I'll be examining my own experience as an aspiring comic book writer to see what might be helpful to others starting down that same path, interviewing industry professionals to seek their insights and recommendations, and talking about Luke and Laura as if I wasn't the only guy in the world who loves both comic books and General Hospital.

I hope you'll join me!