This year, as a way of saying thank you to all the wonderful individuals who have participated in the life of aspiring author Charlie Pratt (that’s me), I wanted to pay tribute to all those who’ve found themselves on harder times this holiday season. The entirety of my book, Diary of an American Boy: A [...]

This is just, well, brilliant in so many ways. I wanted you all to have a chance to see it. When I think about messages, whether they be from a friend to a friend, business to business, or business to consumer, the truths inherent in this man’s approach, demeanor, and purpose ring very true. I [...]

Anyone who comes to this website on any sort of regular basis knows that I like to throw out ideas. Some of them stick, many of them don’t. Basically I want to do it all. This desire, I’ve learned, is one of the worst places to be. Wanting to do it all is paralyzing. Imagine if [...]

Kindles are strange to me. I’ve held one and used one, and I can’t get around the fact that there’s no ink pressed into paper. This is, without question, one of the first signs that I’m no longer hip. These are the revelations that yield moments later in life when a young person (see, I [...]

I’m facing a new challenge on the other side of having completed a book. This new challenge isn’t the selling of the book (it’s going smoothly, sales are clipping along nicely, bless all of you and your wonderful generosity), getting the word out about the book, or the worrying about whether or not it’s the [...]

I‘m very proud—stunned, even—to announce that, after nearly a solid year of effort, thirty-four agent rejections, twelve major revisions, three cover designs, that Diary of an American Boy: A Poet, Athlete, Stud, and a Liar is officially available for purchase! I kept the acknowledgements in the book to the bare minimum, because there’s no way I [...]

For reasons of process, we’re delaying the book release one more week. My sincerest apologies for those of you who’ve planned your year around my Sept. 15th release date; rest assured you’ll receive vouchers for any travel plans you’ve made as a result of this new addition to the world of contemporary literature. The new launch [...]

So the folks at Font Capture have done something great. I mean, like, wow, really great. They’ve somehow, through the power of the interwebs, magic fairy dust, and supreme nerdness, made it possible for anyone with a pen, a scanner, and an internet connection, to create their very own font. You can even see how [...]

This is a one of those times when I hate being myself. I’m back on Twitter. There. I said it. Bite me. As I transition from aspiring writer to pseudo-newbie-fledgling writer, one of the things I’ve really come to grips with is the fact that stating opinions all the time is not a good idea. In fact, [...]

Earlier, I told you guys I would be giving you some advance peeks of the cover design, and I wanted to make good on that. I’ve been ’round and ’round with this thing, trying out different ideas. After a few heaping helpings of indecision, I decided that a photograph of a young fellow snorkeling in a [...]