Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my first book… actually 2… Mr. Mulligan and my Grandfather’s book ‘No Handicaps’ which he wrote in 1939 and I found and edited in 2022. I am a former Photojournalist with the US Navy’s Combat Camera Group and for 25+ years have also been a Editor and Magazine writer with various publications. I live on Florida’s Emerald Coast with my wife Sharon and my Cat Gigi. I enjoy camping and I’m a Musician and I have two more books coming out in 2022!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘Mr. Mulligan-The Life of Champion Armless Golfer Tommy McAuliffe’
Which I wrote because;
We found Grandpa’s papers and old photos in an Attic
I turned 65 and had a Heart Attack
I took up the damn game of Golf
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write in the middle of the night in the nude with a candle burning
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Hunter S Thompson, PJ O’rooke, Bob Woodward, Steven King, Tom Wolf, Ken Burns;
I tend to like historical biography’s but to be frank I have been too busy writing.
What are you working on now?
Working on TWO more books this year! One called ‘Nuts!’ about WWII’s General Anthony McAuliffe and the other called ‘Mad Dog’ about MLB player and Detroit Tiger Dick McAuliffe.
Additionally we are negotiating with a motion picture company to make ‘Mr. Mulligan’ into a movie.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m new so I do not know… I know that Awesome Gang.com is highly recommended.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Writer’s write! Simple. If you are not writing _every day_ you are not honing your craft
and becoming better. Write! Go and do it now… we’ll wait here for ya.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“The dogs may bark… but the caravan moves on.”
What are you reading now?
Nothing… too busy writing.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Working on TWO more books this year! One called ‘Nuts!’ about WWII’s General Anthony McAuliffe and the other called ‘Mad Dog’ about MLB player Detroit Tiger Dick McAuliffe.
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
War & Peace
Wild Nature Survival Guide
Natural Remedies
Get Fishing
Author Websites and Profiles
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