Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Since I don’t know when I’ve always had characters and scenarios bouncing around in my head. Yet, it was only about 7 years ago that I attempted to transfer those thoughts to paper. To date, I have four mystery novels published and one short story. My novels are 1940’s detective fiction and they are set in Detroit, Michigan.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest publication is “Drowning in Deception: The Case Files of Sam Flanagan”. Sam is a detective in Detroit with WWII underway. This latest brings a bit of the war into it, and of course, there’s a suspicious death he must investigate.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think so. One thing that bothers me about myself is that I am very undisciplined. Writing and being undisciplined are not good companions.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The first influence in my life was a love of reading Nancy Drew books. I love them still! I graduated from Nancy to the Agatha Christie mysteries. She was a genius! Television detectives shows and old-time radio mysteries have influenced me, also.
What are you working on now?
Right now I am working on a short story titled “Expendable”. It’s about a 60’ish woman who is hospitalized and begins dreaming of her deceased husband. Is she just reliving a long-ago incident, or is he trying to get a message to her?
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I post to many author/reader groups on Facebook and try to utilize sites such as Awesome Gang.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice would be to write and submit for publication. Stephen King and James Patterson are not the only ones to get published. Go for it!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never quit! It’s got to be the best advice. If you do quit, there is no chance that what you desire will ever happen!
What are you reading now?
I’m just beginning to read “Dr. Hydenberg” by Jeffery Martin Botzenhart. It’s really a novella, but the premise is so intriguing. It questions the premise what if a person has been given another’s eyes. Would he then see what the host saw?
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’d like to finish this short story and then start my next Sam Flanagan mystery.
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?
I’d have to take a Bible, of course. I’d love a couple of good Agatha Christie books, and very possibly my own novels. I know, I know, that’s more than four.
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