I was born and raised in New Jersey, but I have been living in and roaming the greater Los Angeles area since 2008, working and trying to figure out how to make a living from words rather than from the corporate job by which I currently support myself and my family. After a lifetime of writing essays both humorous and serious, short fiction and, more recently, blogging, I am attempting to write and publish a novel, titled Shadows and Dust, and create a TV series pilot. You can find out more about it on my website, N.R. Ramos (at the link above), and follow my progress through my occasional (albeit infrequent) updates on the blog page. In the meantime, I am available for hire as a writer, freelance or full-time (for the right opportunity). Hire me to write for you and you'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll want me to write more stuff for you. I promise.