Whelp... It's been a hectic year. Almost nothing that was planned went right and the financial backlash of things going so wrong have crippled myself, my wife and my 11-year-old daughter. 

I was doing relatively okay for awhile. I had a sales job, selling Energy Efficiency to large businesses. I drew a weekly salary and if I sold enough energy services I would also get a commission. Just 3 months ago, I had a deal completely closed that would have been a $120,000 commission check, but alas, the energy company dropped the ball and I lost it. Things spiraled out of control after that and I wasn't able to meet my quotas and finally I was out of a job. Sales is tough, anyone will tell you.

So I proceeded to start my own company,  "Video Guy NH" where I was going business to business trying to sell my video production services. Seemed like a great idea, I  went to film school, I have years of experience, but I live in a small town in New Hampshire.... so no one, I mean no one, would bite. They just didn't see the need and couldn't justify spending $500 for a social media and website video despite my best efforts. 

So I decided to revitalize a short film project called, 'One More Day:  A Suicide Prevention Film" in the hopes that I could raise enough money to shoot the film and pay the bills all the while. I spread it all over social media, put fliers up for it all over town and talked it up to everyone... after 3 weeks, I'd only raised $25, but the bills kept coming.

I am not an unable person. I am not lazy and I love to work. I am a Veteran with a dishonorable discharge and I have a bachelor's degree which means I should be able to get a job easily, right? In NH, not so much. I sent out my resume to over 30 companies and not one of them called me back or gave me the job, even those I followed up with. I even applied for MacDonald's, but was told I was over-qualified for the position. Didn't matter anyway,  minimum wage couldn't touch my debts.

Speaking of debts... my monthly expenses equate to roughly $3800/mo for; rent, utilities, cell phone, car payment, insurance, child support, credit cards, student loans etc. When nothing happened for nearly 3 months, I went into debt and serious debt at that. My rent is several months past due. My cell phone is disconnected. All of my credit cards are maxed or overdrafted, my  checking account is negative and even my paypal will be negative $3600 once all of the eChecks are rejected by my bank, which is insane. The electric is due for shut off in a few weeks and the cable shortly after.

So, how does one get through this? Because of my destroyed credit rating there is no bank that will lend me money to recover.  All of my friends are battling their own debts and without the ability to even gas up my car I can barely leave the house...
 
With all of these problems in my head I  was finally forced to get ahold of my wife's family in Vegas. They have money problems too but they also have a big house and said if we can get there, we can stay with them until we get back on our feet. Great I thought! Until I realized it's going to cost at least $2500 to drive out there and ship our stuff and that's if we leave most of our stuff back in New Hampshire. Not too mention, I need to get my car inspected and registered  ($220) before we go and I already know the brakes are not going to pass inspection, so that's another $600.  I have to feed my family for the next 3 weeks, make the car and insurance payments and bunch of other incidentals... Sigh.

On top of everything, my wife has a bad cavity, probably infected by now and we can't even afford to get that fixed. The truth is, we need a miracle. I have 19 days to figure out how to get at least $5000 so that we can make the trip to Vegas and I don't know how to do it.

This is a somber post, but I hope anyone who's reading it feels a little better about their life. If you can help, thank you! I mean that, thank you so much. I can't take money on paypal or in my checking at the moment because they're both negative, but if you'd like to contribute, please use Cash App. If you don't have Cash App, you can sign up here and you'll get free $5. https://cash.app/app/JCGPGXR

If you do have Cash App then my address is: $JoeTremblay

That's all I have to report. Life is hard right now, but we're fighting everyday.

Pray for us.

Hello, hello!

Really quickly I have two things to share:

1: Video Guy NH: This is my Video Production website. Visit it and let me know if I can help you with a video!

2: ONE  MORE DAY: This is my short film that I'm currently trying to get funding for and I need it. It's a suicide prevention short film that I would like to get done before 2020. If you can help support it in anyway, that'd rock! I have a  tab for it on this website (see "short Film") or you can go to www.videoguynh.com and see it there as well.

Or you can just go straight to the GoFundMe page below.

Talk to you soon!

​2018 was a total bust. 2019 is the year all the magic starts to happen. 

I hope everyone is doing great and I wish you merriest HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2019 is going to be EPIC!

Lots of good things are about to happen and I'll be blogging a great deal.

Talk to you soon!

It's been a long and tough year.
Here's what happened:

• Family Court decided to take 25% of my weekly gross income   and my entire income tax check and give it to a woman I knew for only 3 months for a child I cannot see or talk to. Priya, if you're reading this, it's not your fault. I am your father and I love you and I hope one day we can have a relationship.
• I've had 4 jobs this year, but have finally settled on ITD Solutions, a sort of self-employed line of work in the Telecommunications field. 
• I've written all but 100 words in all of my novels because of the struggles of getting by. Although, I'll tell you this, when life bombards you with difficulty, the right thing to do is to PRODUCE and COMMUNICATE.
• I've completed 3 new songs with my band-mate Charlie, but we haven't released them yet. Coming soon. Check the   Music Tab for updates.
• I've reworked and ironed out my script for my short film called, One More Day: A Suicide Prevention Film. You can find out about it in the Short Film Tab.
• My wife and daughter have been well, but  are weary from the roller-coaster existence created by our problems.
• Christmas is coming!

That's really the basic outline for the year, but you get it. 2018 will hopefully be a much better year.

Greetings folks,

I want to update you on what's been going on in my life since the last time I've written.

1:  I'm fully embarked on  the creation of a short film which is very dear to me. It's called 'One More Day' A Suicide Prevention film. It's roughly 45 minutes long and centers around a character named Will who is on the verge of suicide right up until a flashing commercial for the suicide hotline tempts him to call and reach our for help. It's an amazing story of overpowering depression via action and faith and the ending will blow you away.

If you'd like to contribute to the making of this film please click the below link.
One More Day: A Suicide Prevention Film

2: My music project, Triggerfist is about to come out with 3 new songs. Right now we're in the process of mixing them down and story-boarding the videos.  

3: I'm in the video production business, in case you haven't heard and I like to make really unique videos for  personal use and business use.  My most  recent video was for Chris Philbrook and his new Patreon page.  If you'd like to check it out, go over to his page on Patreon at the following link:  Chris Philbrook Patreon Page

4: Subject 15: Newest chapter is about to pop out. Get ready.  Subject 15

I have two things to say:

1: If you're an author and you want a VIDEO, LET ME KNOW! I will make you a great one! Contact me and tell me what you're looking for and I'll help you make it happen.  I have a special author price of $199 (Normally $399) for a 60+ second Hi-DEF, super creative video. Contact me in the Contact Tab or leave a comment.

2: If you're at all serious about making writing your business, you can't just rely on agents or shoot from the hip. You have to know how to SELL and get RESULTS. Click on the link below and get the DATA you need to 10x your production with book sales, social media follows and so forth. Grant Cardone is the NUMBER ONE guy to get you on the path to ultimate success. I'm serious people, listen to this guy. Buy his books, take his classes and get BUSY.

Hello everyone, 

Today's date  is March the 1st and I'm writing to you after a long respite from any activity on this website.  This is not going to be the case any longer.  The truth is that after many months of transitioning out of the J.O.B. world and into the scary realm of self-employment I have come to learn one simple thing. YOU MUST ACT!  You must put away  your negative emotions, your tendency to procrastinate and you must tune your thoughts to the rhythm of production and prosperity. Or you'll just waste away. These are the things I've learned and taught myself during the transition.  

I had been downtrodden by a few things which prevented me from being as productive and active as I'd like to have been, but those times are over. 

The first  order of business to discuss is my new company, "The Video Guy".  

I spent 3 years at the Art Institute of Las Vegas learning  Digital  Film Video Production and I've used a lot of that experience to create author videos for my lifelong friend, Chris Philbrook,  Author of 'Adrian's Undead Diary', 'Tesser',  and the Elmoryn Trilogy. I then used my skills to create music videos for my music project, 'Triggerfist' and NOW, since I've also obtained my bachelors degree in Marketing, I am working for myself as a video production and marketing agent. Wish me luck! The more business I do, the better it gets, as I am able to purchase higher-end equipment and eventually hire a crew.

Secondly, for those of you who are wondering if I'm still doing that "music thing" the answer is YES! The Triggerfist project is well in order, we have 6 new songs that are undergoing the editing and master mix phase. I'm going to be cutting videos for those as well, so look for them when I post them.

Thirdly, I've taken a break from writing, although, the rewrite of Subject 15 is being laid down on the SUBJECT 15 website chapter by chapter in case anyone cares to re-read, and read the BRAND NEW extra cool and bodacious content that I've written. I also have a published short story in Chris Philbrook's Anthology 'Only the Light We Make' There are a bunch of great ZOMBIE stories in that book which you'll love so check it  out! More will be announced on the writing block in due time. 

Lastly,  

I want to say this, and this is very important to me... it's time that we the people, begin to unite. There's been so much division in the world lately that people have become emotionally ill. In almost every headline there is an exclamation about why we should further divide, but I tell you this; do not listen to headlines, listen to your heart, hopes, and your family and friends. Listen, but do not judge. Disagree, but do not hate and let's all decide, that we're going to get along again.  

No matter what is happening, whatever you believe in, whatever they believe in, no matter where you are or who you are, let's not go around trying to find what is wrong with everybody else, but instead, let's discover what is right.  Find the RIGHT in things and solve disagreements with LOVE.  That's all I can say on that.

Until next time...

Much Love

Joe

Good day to you folks!

I wanted to write a quick post here and let you in on a few things. First, I'm  leaving my 3rd shift job to devote myself fully to writing, music and  telecom sales  (where I'll be my own boss and make my own hours!) 

That's going to be happening pretty quickly,  2 weeks  from now.  The only bummer is, if I don't do well in sales, I'll be broke as a homeless man eating soggy cheezits out of an elementary school dumpster, and that's really broke. So when all of my music and books are up for sale, and I'll post the links,  please help me out by purchasing and sharing them around.  I at least  want to eat crispy cheezits.

It's all original music that we create and master ourselves. I film and edit our videos, which I seem to be getting better at each time.  There's lots going on in the music realm with us and I'll be revealing an announcement pretty shortly. Talk to you soon.

​

Hello everyone, how are you?  You can use the comment section to respond to that, but I hope  that you're well.

I wanted to update you on what's happening in my  world of  writing, music, stuff and thangs.

If you didn't know it already, I have  decided to republish the first book in the Subject 15 series, chapter by chapter. 

​Find it  HERE

I'm still working on  The Clever,  Yet Poor  Thief, but  am actually  more excited for a different project  I have in the works, which is at this moment  totally  TOP  SECRET.  Although,  the first chapter may be available within  a week, so stand by for that!

TRIGGERFIST  news:

We initially had a very wonderful song that was supposed to be out a few weeks ago, complete with a new video, but  in the process of  finalizing the mix down on that song, we accidentally stumbled upon an equal, if not better song. So,  now , we have two kick ass songs that are  in the final mixdown /mastering stage and once they're done, I'll shoot the videos and we'll get them out.  Both songs are  what could be classified as heavy metal and  you will actually hear me  screaming in both of them!  So  be on the lookout for those, and of course I'll post an update when they're available.

Stuff and  Thangs:

The new  Captain America  movie is brilliant.  I saw it last Saturday with  my wife and daughter  and we LOVED it.  We  don't  get out much, but when we do, we hope it's  a good experience, and that movie was AWESOME!  If you haven't seen it,  go now!  Especially while it's still in  movie theaters.  It also helps if you've seen Ant Man too, with Paul Rudd,  see that first , then  Captain America.  

I'm looking for  a new job.  I've been working 3rd shift for nearly two years and  I've had enough.  I'm  30 credits shy of my  bachelors in  marketing, so I'm going to be looking for  work in that area.  Preferably  first shift.

That's all for this  time, but I'll  get  you  all an update  soon!  Thanks for reading!

​

Hey  all,
I'm  typing this entry for you with fingers that  ache from exhaustion.  I'm wearing myself thin these days because I'm working full time, going to school, taking care of my family, rewriting  Subject 15 and ...  transitioning into a full time  musician.  The music has me  pretty  good. I'm clenched in its fist and I'm getting the tough squeeze.  If you all don't recall, my band is called Triggerfist, and it's a sort of Metal band, with  multiple layers of  expression.  We just released a new song called,  'Won't Bring  Me  Down' and  it's pretty good.  The video is below for you to check out.  I'm also  filming and editing our videos too.  I'd say we're doing pretty good  for having  only  a  $450  studio and  about  $800 of  filming gear.  You tell me what you think.

​I'm  excited for the rewrite  of BOOK 1 of Subject  15, and  I KNOW  you  will  love  it!  It's funnier, more dramatic,  and centers only in the Nexus Research Labs.   I also modified  a  lot of it to fix my noob author mistakes.

What else?  My daughter Jasira, just turned 8,  and I just love her more than anything in the world. 

​

She's a doll.
Other news:  My friends are cool!

Chris Philbrook is becoming  an  Audible  rock  star.  Go  to Audible and type  his name into the search bar and you'll see awesome  results.

Alan  MacRaffen  is  also  on  Audible  now,  check  him  out too.

Charlie  Acorn  is  my  lifelong  friend  who  writes  all of our instrumental  music  is  fully  reawakened  now that he's back into music.  We  took  an  11  year  break  from  music  after  our band ,  Screw,  split  up  after  5 years.  

​There are  many other things,  but  I'll save them for another time.  I have to get back to work, but please  enjoy this video and if you  wouldn't  mind,  share it?  If  you're feeling  super  generous,  leave  us  some feedback too,  we  NEED  it!  
Talk To  Ya  Later!