About Sean McDevitt and this site.
Hello! I’m Sean. I'm a husband, a father, a copywriter, an essayist, a wannabe screenwriter, a wannabe novelist, and a maker of scrambled eggs. Not necessarily in that order. The longer version is the rest of this site.By day, I’m the lead senior copywriter at Horizon Hobby, where I get paid to make radio-controlled cars and airplanes sound as fun as they actually are. The rest of the time, I write for myself.
I grew up in a house filled with comic books and science fiction novels, so that’s why I have an uncommon knowledge of Star Trek and Star Wars, but I vehemently deny knowing how warp drive works or why lightsabers only go so high.
I root for University of Illinois Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. I do not have an NFL or NBA team.
I’m originally from downstate Illinois, and live with my wife and kids in the Champaign-Urbana area. I studied creative writing at Illinois College and speech communications at Eastern Illinois University.
Through my writing, I share personal stories and explore ideas about being a parent, a husband, a fan, and other interests of mine.
Here’s what’s important to me right now. Interested in what I find interesting? My evergreen articles showcase a good variety of what I like. Additionally, you can peruse my bookshelf and see what fiction and non-fiction I’ve read over the last couple of years.
While this site isn’t a portfolio, I do have a few clips of writing I’ve done for companies and freelance clients.
My personal projects include my newsletter Saturday Night Five, the children’s book, Goodnight Princess, and the noir-tinged fumetti, The Beautiful Kill.
My latest book, Captured Ghosts, is coming soon.
Contact Me
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have something to share, would like to connect, or have any other reason we should talk.How to contact me:
- For anything personal, please email me
- If it’s work-related, use LinkedIn
- I do not use social media. Although I have accounts on these various platforms, I do not actively post on them anymore. They are also mostly locked down. Unless you are a personal friend or family member, feel free to assume I won’t see your message on social media.
If you’d like to show your appreciation, you may buy me coffee. If you don’t know what to gift me for my birthday, try my Amazon wishlist.
Design and Production
This site is a labor of love.If you’re curious about how this site is designed or built, check out the colophon.