Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Maine in 1948, and I am 72 years old and retired. I spenp 4 years in the Air Force, 20 years in the computer industry, 17 years being self employed with my own business and 7 years doing fraud investigation for the National Passport Center.
I lived in Maine until I was 10 and then my family move to Manchester, NH. After the Air Force, I move back to NH and lived there until 2014. I retired on my birthday in 2014 when i turned 66. I purchased a home in Milo, Maine and my wife and I moved to it in July of 2014 where we remain today with our dog, Sprout.
I have written and published one book titled, Mystery on Macomer Hill.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The book I have written and published is called Mystery on Macomber Hill and can be found on Amazon kindle and as a paperback on Amazon.
I was inspiried to write the book as I became older and realized what a dramatic difference there was between the living on a farm in Maine in the 1950’s and the current world. I decided to write about a place I lived as a youngster so all the locations and a lot of the activities that take place in the book are real. What I did was add a fictional mystery story to the book to give it a lot of excitement and appeal.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I thought it was rather unusual that once I started writing the first chapter of this book, the suprise ending jumped into my head. I ended up writing down the final chapter as best I could before continuing with the rest of the book. It came out great.
Whether that will happen with my next books is something we will have to wait and see.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I was never really influenced by any author or books, but I do enjoy reading Steven King books. He is also from Maine and he and his wife reside about 40 miles from me.
What are you working on now?
I have two other books that I am working on. One is a compliation of poems and letters that were written by my parents and grandmother. The book will be titled, Voices from my Past. The other book I am writing is a comedy about a young boy in Maine who was adopted from an orphanage and has an incredible and not so ordinary growing up experience.
The book will be titled, Me, Myself and I. I would also like to write another mystery using the characters from Mystery on Macomber Hill.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon Kindle Unlimited
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Sometimes thing just seem to stop and you don’t know where to go next. DON’T GIVE UP!! Take a break, relax and get away from it for a short time. If it is meant to be, then it will all fall into place before you know it!!!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
No one will ever know what you are thinking if you don’t tell them.
What are you reading now?
I am inbetween books right now. Just finished reading
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?
Mystery on Macomber Hill (Me)
Pet Cemetary (Steven King)
Fairy Tale (Steven King)
Author Websites and Profiles
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