WebsiteButton-AuthorWebsite2 WebsiteButton-Goodreads WebsiteButton-Facebook WebsiteButton-Twitter

 
We never read enough books in school, so I would remove the dust jacket from my mom’s books and steal minutes during class to read. It always felt like I was getting away with something, or discovering a world few of my peers knew existed.

I’ve been writing since middle school, doing it reasonably well for the last decade. While getting my masters in English from Arizona State, I worked at a daily newspaper as columnist and then opinion editor, and also as editor of the Phoenix Air Guard newspaper.

Since living in Roanoke, Virginia, I’ve formed a weekly writers group and become active in the online peer review community. I published a non-fiction book on digital piracy in 2011, and have several short stories in print. I dabble in horror and YA, but feel at home in literary fiction. Some of my favorites include Neil Gaiman, Cormac McCarthy, Kurt Vonnegut, and Stephen King, but I’m not a hard sell: I’ll read anything.

If I’m not reading, I’m listening. Audiobooks comprise at least half of what I consume, and offer a great excuse to go on long walks. I have narrated four commercially available titles and produced a dozen more.

For me, editing is taking something I already love and helping it grow. I appreciate thick skin and an open mind. In writing, often both are necessary for success. After all, writing is rewriting.
 

Edited or Co-Edited by Darren Todd:

Warden’s Reign
by
Parris Sheets

Children of the
Volcano
by Parris Sheets

Spirit of Warrnambool
by
Barry Metcalf

Lost at Logans Beach
by
Barry Metcalf

They Tell Me You Are
Wicked
by David Hagerty

They Tell Me You Are
Crooked
by David Hagerty

They Tell Me You Are
Brutal
by David Hagerty

They Tell Me You Are
Cunning
by David Hagerty

Whispers of the Serpent
by
C.L. Roberts-Huth

Whispers of the Sidhe
by
C.L. Roberts-Huth

Zoë Delante Thriller –
Boxed Set 1-3
by C.L. Roberts-Huth

 

Audiobook Narration

In addition to editing, Darren Todd also does some audiobook production and narration. Here are the audiobooks he’s done for Evolved Publishing.

They Tell Me You Are
Wicked
by David Hagerty

They Tell Me You Are
Crooked
by David Hagerty