Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a retired sportswriter, grandpa and now a novelist. I have written six books (two each of sci-fi, mystery-thriller and historical sports non-fiction) and have been a contributor to two Sherlock Holmes anthologies.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Escaping Infinity. It was inspired by a combination of a line from the Eagles “Hotel California” and a recurring nightmare I was having a few years back. One night everything just snapped into place and I had the whole novel laid out in my head.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
The only one I can think of is when I am writing mysteries – and this applies only to mysteries – I have the movie “Witness For The Prosecution” playing on the TV in the background.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Edgar Allan Poe and Jack McDevitt.
What are you working on now?
The third book in the Jack Del Rio series, Shades, and a new sci-fi project, When The Gods Fell.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Right now it seems posting in Facebook groups related to the genre has been working best.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing, no matter what, no matter who says what. If you can envision no other path for yourself then that of a writer, then let no one pull you off that path.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You are never as good as they say you are, nor or you as bad as they say you are.
What are you reading now?
The Return by Jim Christina
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m hoping that When The Gods Fell turns out to be my “Lord Of The Rings” work.
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 Mummy by Anne Rice, The complete Works of Poe and Time Travellers Never Die by Jack McDevitt
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