Bud Smith from New Jersey used his coffee breaks and lunch breaks to type up the ideas swirling around in his head, mostly while sitting in his work truck, a Chevy Silverado 2500.

The Jersey City resident has worked in heavy construction since his early 20s, but writing is his lifelong passion.

The resulting novel ‘Teenager’, a Bonnie and Clyde-esque teenage love story, follows Kody and Tella on their journey across the United States, escaping abusive home lives in pursuit of a warped American Dream. It’s a witty story of teenage love and self-discovery, accompanied by original illustrations by his wife, Rae Buleri.

The first drafts of all his stories have been born through this process. “Generally, I’ll just use the best tool I have at hand — my phone — because I’m always trying to work on something. It’s all about using everything you have.”

The Jersey City resident has worked in heavy construction since his early 20s, but writing is his lifelong passion.

“I come from a family where everyone has some sort of art project. My parents are blue-collar people too, but they were always working on something in the evenings, even just arts and crafts,” he told The New York Post. “I just followed the same path and took up writing little punk rock things.”