Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in East Texas a long time ago and grew up with a brother and a sister.
When I was five years old, I found a tattered science book with the first ten pages missing. The first intact page showed a monarch butterfly emerging from a chrysalis. I believe that incident was the ah-ha moment that drew me into the world of science.
While serving in the Air Force in Panama, I wrote a weekly gossip column for the base newspaper and won 2nd prize in a short story contest. During the early years of my career as a chemist and biologist, I wrote numerous technical articles and research reports, some of which were published in trade journals. However, during that time, I wrote no fiction.
Seventy-five years after the monarch butterfly incident, I retired from the corporate world
and began to write as a hobby. Naturally, sci-fi was my genre of choice.
I have written three books and expect to have the fourth one out this summer
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Alamogordo Connection is my latest novel.
It was inspired by a trip to The White Sands National Park in New Mexico.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, my writing habits are pretty boring. I get up about 6:30, have a light breakfast, and write for three hours.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, and Kurt Vonnegut have influenced me a great deal.
What are you working on now?
A political novel entitled, “By Means of Peace”
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Unfortunately, I have yet to develop a good method. That’s what I’m working on now.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Stay at it–never give up!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Proverbs 3:5-6
What are you reading now?
“When Worlds Collide.”
This is an old novel that I’m rereading.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to my political novel ASAP. It mirrors the world today.
What is your favorite book of all time?
“The Man in the High Castle” by Philip K. Dick