Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Elmira, New York and studied Science and History in the Elmira Heights School District. I earned an A.S. degree at Corning Community College in Corning, NY. I received a B.S. degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY. I currently works in retail management. This is my first published book.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is titled “Tadd Tyler” It is based on Tom Sawyer. The name was intended to denote a diminutive teenager. The subtitle , “Love, Murder, and Runaways in New York”, was created on the advice of a book publishing web site to give the shopper an idea what the book was about.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write in quiet large spaces because I find it unleashes my creativity. A significant portion of “Tadd Tyler” was written on a legal pad on a bench in front of the Neiman Marcus at the Natick Mall in Natick, MA!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
This book is based on Tom Sawyer but I’ve also been inspired by Science and Science Fiction writers like Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein.
What are you working on now?
I’m currently kicking around ideas for a sequel to “Tadd Tyler” named “Running Water”, named after the primary female character in “Tadd Tyler”.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
At the moment “awesomegang.com” holds that position. I’ve also done some publicity on a Facebook page named after “Tadd Tyler”.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write the book because you feel inspired too. Don’t worry about whether you can publish it or make money off it. The work is its own reward.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write what you know and enjoy!
What are you reading now?
“The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism” by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
What’s next for you as a writer?
The hardest part of writing anything is getting started. I am not a writer by profession so my next goal must be to get started!!!
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?
4 random volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica!
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