Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a professional writer, actor and photographer. I’m the author of the international thrillers The Second Man, Double Identity and Ronin. I also the coauthor of the Nero Blanc Mystery Series; twelve titles to date. I have worked extensively as an actor in New York and Los Angeles, and created a memorable role in a Pulitzer Prize winning play. I’ve also worked on many television shows and feature films.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My newest novel is tired “Careless Love.” It comes from a wonderful blues song written by W. C. Handy in 1921. The book was partially inspired by Madeleine Peyroux’s recording. But I also had a desire to expose some people (good & bad) who I felt needed to be portrayed in a stark light.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I seem to have a voice that visits me and gives me the first line of the book, tells me how it must end and pushes me fill in the middle. That first line never remains the first line, but it’s always in the book somewhere.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I do enjoy early Twentieth Century writers; Fitzgerald, Hemingway & the like. And also Tom Wolfe & John Irving.
What are you working on now?
I’m presently working on a memoir that focus on a time when I was eight years old. I essentially grew up in a mad-house, and It’s a light-hearted look at those days.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have yet to find an answer to that.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Listen to Billy Joel’s “Vienna.”
What are you reading now?
“Ever Rest” by Roz Morris
What’s next for you as a writer?
Still pecking away on my memoir.
What is your favorite book of all time?
Tender is the Night
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