Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I didn’t start writing until about four years ago, six years after I retired from the US Air Force. I was a techie in the USAF–specifically, I flew satellites, tracked all the junk in space and ran an experimental missile program. Yup, I was a no-kidding rocket scientist.
I’m also a volunteer leader with Team Rubicon: Disasters are our Business, Veterans our Passion. We do cleanup after fires, floods, tornadoes, etc., rebuild homes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, and medical relief internationally. Come join us!
I’ve written eleven novels, but only published two so far; the third in my Folding Space Series will be out on November 1st, 2018. The others were Romantic Suspense/Action/Adventure. I may publish them in the future.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Lightwave: The Sisters of Cygnus is out now and Lightwave: Shooting Star will be out November 1st.
A real tweet from NASA inspired the idea behind Lightwave: Clocker. They’re launching a real deep space atomic clock to give deep space probes a GPS-type capability. So, I started thinking — if you could fold space, wouldn’t you need to know what time it was as well as where you were going? And Saree, the only human clock maintainer, was born!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write at a standing desk, almost every morning, in a virtual room with two other authors. We write for twenty-five minutes, then chat for five, and repeat. Sometimes the chatting goes on a little longer, but the encouragement really helps when one of us is having a bad day.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m a huge fan of Sharon Lee & Steve Miller’s Liaden Universe and Tanya Huff’s Confederation (Valor) novels. Oh, and Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan and Penric novels.
What are you working on now?
I’m revising Book 3.0, Lightwave: Shooting Star and writing Book 4.0, title TBD.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Early on, I posted my book for free for Team Rubicon members. They’ve been really supportive, spreading the word.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write! Just keep writing every day no matter what happens. Even a few words a day will add up.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
See above — always keep writing.
What are you reading now?
Murder is Messy by Julia Huni. It’s a cozy mystery set on a space station — so much fun!
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m plugging away on Book 4.0 and trying to get better at marketing! There’s so many great books, it’s hard to get noticed these days!
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
One blank book so I could write! And probably Patricia Briggs’s Mercedes Thompson novels.
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