Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a former uranium miner. After that career ended I returned to school and became an economist and researcher. For years I wanted to document my experiences working underground because I had so much fun and found so much humor in the work. I also developed a great deal of respect for the people who spend their working lives underground. It was an incredible place to experience as was the mining boomtown I lived in. Just so many stories to tell. ‘Underground and Radioactive’ is my first book.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘Underground and Radioactive.’ There is so little written about working underground from a miners perspective that I felt the book needed to be written. I fit in fairly well underground but always knew my perspective was unique in that I didn’t have to been there so could devote more time to observing those who depended on mining to make a living.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I look for the humor in almost everything I see. Sometimes it ain’t easy but it’s there somewhere.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Facts really are stranger than fiction so I read a lot of biographies and true stories. Laura Hillenbrand, William Manchester, Cheryl Strayed come to mind right away.
What are you working on now?
Summer job experiences have always interested me. There are a lot of funny stories there so I’m working on that.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My best method is to do something each day. Use social media and engage and promote other authors.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Do not give up. If you can’t write today then maybe tomorrow, maybe next week, maybe next month, maybe next year but, don’t lose sight of the dream.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up.
What are you reading now?
‘The Flight’ by Dan Hampton
What’s next for you as a writer?
Keep struggling and keep trying, keep thinking.
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?
A Helmet For my Pillow, 1776, The Last Lion, The Oxford History of the American People, Wilbur and Orville
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