Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a retired airline captain, having been a pilot for over 36 years and 22 years as an airline pilot when I retire in 2012. I loved flying most of all and spent so many years reading technical manuals and filling my head with aviation-related details, i.e. is the weather good for us to go or should I choose an alternate airport? Then when my husband who had retired in 2002 started writing he encouraged me to do so also. I began the research for my first book, Charles Barnhill U.S. Deputy Marshal in 2005 but did not have time to actually write then book until 2012. I self-published it in 2015. I have since written two other book, Missouri Man, an historical Missouri journal I edited for detail and published with pictures and From Pigtails to Turboprops, my memoir. I also took the 400+page Charles Barnhill book and turned into three separate 200+ page books for ease of selling and reading. I am currently writing a book about the Osage Indians in Missouri.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
From Pigtails to Turboprops – my memoir. I wrote it for those readers who want to know what happens when someone chooses to make flying a career. I detailed it to reveal my journey from a sacred-of-heights pipsqueak to the director of flight operations for the third largest regional cargo carrier in the United States managing over 60 pilots and 35 airplanes on the flight line. Not a big company but a very busy one. I also wanted to include enough personal details to let the reader know what kind of dedication and sacrifice is required in this highly technical career. It took me ten years from my first flight lesson to reach airline pilot status. This is typical of the training the is required.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write in my mind when I try to sleep. Many times I will get up from a good night’s sleep and sit down to my computer with the story completely written out.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Louise Penney in her Inspector Gamache series. I have read very one and am waiting for the new release in great anticipation. Also in the area of aviation I have enjoyed Stephen Coonts and his Jake Grafton series of books on naval aviation.
What are you working on now?
A non-fiction history about the Osage Indians in Missouri from their discovery by the white men in the 1500’s to present.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
AllAuthor.com
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Start writing anything and keep at it until you find your niche and what you like to write.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“You can do it” – my husband and “Never Give Up” – Winston Churchill.
What are you reading now?
Season of the Fox by Denise Domning
What’s next for you as a writer?
Continue to write and promote my books more on social media and Internet sites.
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 Bible, Matthew Henry’s Commentaries, Fox’s Book of Martyrs, and Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.
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