Ernest Hemingway, CJ Box, Stephen King, James Salter, and Raymond Chandler.

Life and the pursuit of happiness. I have a full life and much to do each new day.

I have a full-time job in addition to my writing career. On the weekends I hike, ski, fish and go for ATV rides in the mountains of Colorado.

I'm constantly researching new books, and often times try samples on my iPad off of Amazon.

Not entirely, but I was one of those kids in grade school that loved it when the teacher said "get out 2 sheets of paper and a pencil and write a story".

I write in the mornings 4-5 days a week. I begin with a concept for a book, writing until I have 10 or more chapters. Then stop to put a synopsis of each scene / chapter into an outline format for later reference. I use the outline mainly once the first draft is completed to help organize the plot and spot holes. For my current book I did many rewrites trying to make the story fuller and more complete with each one. I also spent time with a freelance developmental editor to flesh out later versions of the novel.

One of the Hardy Boys Novels. I loved those books.

I used a professional cover designer and would not hesitate to use them again. I love the cover we came up with for Vengeance.

I once owned a Kindle, but left it on an airplane. I now have an iPad mini and like it just as much as the Kindle. I also do some reading on my smartphone.

I have a queen ann style desk in my basement office. The bulk of it is taken up by my iMac, but there is a black and white laser printer to the left of the mac, and pictures of my lovely wife to the right. I have several sets of book shelves and a filing cabinet to the left. I also have a mounted 9 foot long Marlin fish on the wall to the left of my desk. I caught the fish while on a vacation to Cabo San Lucas Mexico in 2009. The room doubles as my man cave.

Early on I saw a newspaper article about a black widow type woman and the idea for the character Crystal took hold. From their I wrote 150 pages of backstory detailing the life of Al Culver. Next I began with Reece Culver the main character of the book and devised a plot. The book is basically 3 stories that interweave together and provide the depth of the plot.

I have always enjoyed writing and after querying agents for half a year I decided it was time to start my own publishing company, Writers Cabin Press, Ltd. and take the plunge.

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