Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a retired newspaper editor/reporter and currently librarian of my county historical society where I assist patrons with research and genealogy. I’ve published 14 novels, including six in my Sticks Hetrick mystery series, and a regional history.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Something So Divine, an historical mystery. An actual crime was the inspiration, though my imagination took the story in an entirely different direction.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know that it’s unusual, but I like to have music (generally classical) playing low in the background as I write.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I believe a writer is influenced to some degree by everything he reads. Gradually it all filters into a personal style.
What are you working on now?
Working on another Hetrick mystery and just wrapping up a Western.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
No one seems certain of the best method. Try every possible device and hope it stimulates some interest.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Echoing Stephen King: write a lot and read a lot.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Initially I wanted to be an artist. I asked the late Thomas Hart Benton for advice on how to succeed as a painter. His reply was one word: “Paint.” I think the same probably applies to writing.
What are you reading now?
I generally have several books going at the same time. Just finished Elizabeth George’s “A Banquet of Consequences” and now reading Michael Orenduff’s “The Pot Thief who Studied Georgia O’Keeffe.”
What’s next for you as a writer?
A best seller would be nice, though money never has been the ultimate goal.
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?
Hmph, tough one. Probably “Don Quixote,” “Moby Dick” and the latest from James Lee Burke and/or Ruth Rendell.
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