Writer's Update · Making of Rendering Humanity · Part 2

PART 2: Writing a Series + Concept + Narrator's Voice

May 06, 2026

In this post I talk about writing multilayered concept poetry and about being a serial writer. I also touch on narrator voice, in relation to poetry.

Still feels a bit unreal to announce this, but… my new book Rendering Humanity is now in Amazon’s publishing queue. Release date is Tuesday, May 12. [AMAZON]

Writing a Series

I’ll start by saying, I made it all up.

None of this structure existed when I started back in 2024. I was just making stuff. Writing, experimenting, figuring it out as I went.

I feel there’s a structure behind it now.

Book Is a Portal

I don’t really see Hush Halo as just a book project. Even though books are probably the most obvious output, it’s just one layer. The printed book is just one way, one portal, to step into the realm of Hush Halo.

What I actually see myself building is closer to a system, than a book. I juggle and compound various elements that hold multiple forms: poetry, sound, visual hints, narrative threads. That’s probably why I call my art ‘Poetry with Pulse’.

I want each poem to stand on its own, as if it could be framed and placed on a wide, empty wall and still hold the power to crack that wall on its own.

Writing Concept Poetry

One thing I’ve been thinking about is how different this process feels compared to what I usually imagine poetry to be.

Many poets I know, seem to write from the inside out. They gather material first, then later find the thread that ties it together. That makes sense if you’re writing in the moment, following instinct, pouring out your soul.

I don’t really work like that.

I start with hard focus on theme. For Hush Halo, I’ve built out a larger arc behind the scenes, a timeline and belief systems. Not just for this one book, but the full concept.

There’s a steady backbone I lean on my writing. Even if it doesn’t always show, it gives me something to hold onto while I write, keeps me from drifting.

Narrator’s Voice

The narrator’s voice is one of the creative layers I’ve focused on Rendering Humanity. I play with how personal my poetry feels to you as a reader.

I’ve wanted to keep the voice restrained, slightly detached, but not cold. Still personal. I’ve intentionally shifted the voice to mainly first person. This “I” borrows you a lens to experience the weird world through.