Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Now a retired State social worker for both the States of Maryland and Vermont. By night I have always been active in community theater and writing. I moved to Southern Vermont in 1992. I became active in the Bellows Falls community and was the Greater Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year in 2006 in recognition of my work as Chairman of the Bellows Falls Opera House Restoration Committee. I wrote articles covering the arts, and interesting people in the “Bellows Falls (VT ) Town Crier” from 1998 through 2006. I also wrote articles for other local publications as well as Vermont tourist magazines. Currently I freelance with the weekly “The Shopper/Vermont Journal” and daily “Eagle Times”. I have had four historical fiction novels published by The Wild Rose Press, “Buried Gold, 2016, “Megan of the Mists” 2017, “Ms. Anna” 2018, “The Monsignor’s Agents” 2020, and “Gare de Lyon” 2021. His short story “The Kids Won’t Leave” will appear in the Fall 2020 issue of “Two Hawks Quarterly”, and “Pizza, Pizza” appeared in “The Raven’s Perch” April 28, 2021.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Gare de Lyon”. I’ve read a lot about WWII and the Resistance in France. I am involved in community theater, and just before the pandemic lock down I was stage managing a production of the musical “Cabaret” which is set in pre-war Berlin. All the Nazi references, etc., and the era got me thinking more on an idea I’d had for a novel set a little later in time in occupied France. With everything closed down, I was stuck at home and had plenty of time to write.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I jot down ideas on sticky notes and in steno pads any time I get an idea. I end up with piles of notes to work through. But it works well for me.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
John Irving, Tom Robins, John Steinbeck as novelists. And the writers of the Theater of the Absurd movement in the theater world. as well as Tennessee Williams.
What are you working on now?
A sequel to “Gare de Lyon” set in Vichy controlled French Colonial Casablanca.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Word of mouth and local book signing events.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Stick with it. Write your heart out, and never give up.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Persevere.
What are you reading now?
“For All the Tea in China – How England Stole the World’s Favorite Drink and Changed History” by Sarah Rose
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m retired. I plan to go on the same.
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?
John Irving’s “Hotel New Hampshire” and “The Cider House Rules”
Tom Robins “Another Roadside Attraction”
John Steinbeck “Cannery Row”
Author Websites and Profiles
Bill Lockwood Amazon Profile
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