Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Idaho is the first novel I’ve completed and published. I’ve written one other that I finished, but have never been that happy with it. It may stay in the dresser drawer, so to speak, forever.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Idaho: A (dark) love story.” it grew out of my fascination with the idea of someone committing a completely unsympathetic murder, something like Raskolnikov killing the pawnbroker in “Crime and Punishment,” and then realizing how much trouble he’s created for himself.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I dictate a lot of my work to speech recognition software. This started because of a chronic arm injury that developed during my days as a daily newspaper reporter — a lot of typing! — but I continue to dictate some of my work because I like the oral storytelling approach.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Lots. Vladimir Nabokov, James M. Cain and Patricia Highsmith are among my favorites.
What are you working on now?
Another book that involves a murder, though the real crime is the betrayal of one friend by another.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook, I suppose.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write. Write every day. Get published anywhere you can.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write. Write every day. Get published anywhere you can.
What are you reading now?
A Scandinavian murder mystery whose title escapes me.
What’s next for you as a writer?
More writing.
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?
The Great Gatsby. The Oxford Book of American Verse. The Bible, though I am not religious. And something by Zane Gray. do i get a DVD? Fargo.
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