Electrical/avionics/automation engineer (W2F-1 AEW aircraft,Manned Orbiting Space Lab, Apollo color TV, Advanced Biomedical Satellite, AEROS weather satellite, ROVER hydrogen engine, Integration Engineer for OCR and Facer/Canceller mail processing machines, robotic assembly machines, solid-state elevator controllers). Engineering sales. Former concert pianist, writer and cat herder (as many as nine at once.) Ocean sailor (45 foot ketch).
Influential authors include Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Robert Ludlum and some of Tom Clancy (not all).   

Managed to crawl this far unassisted. My very presence in various contests has made it easier for others to win.

Newest released work is Magic for your Writing, a self-help reference manual for the aspiring writer. Most recent in the James Foster series is The Eden Prophecy (book 4), preceded by Fire Owl (book 3), The Mudslinger Sanction (book 2)and No Place for Gods (book 1). Books 1-3 re-released in eformats and paperback by Twilight Times Books. Book 4 published in both formats by TTB. Magic for your Writing due out Jan 11 in both formats. Also new: co-authored The Focus Factor with Darrell Bain. Twilight Times Books. Check my website.

My personal website
Excerpts from No Place for Gods, The Mudslinger Sanction, Fire Owl, The Focus Factor and The Eden Prophecy. Bio, links, banners, email, editing. Reviews for all novels.

Twilight Times Books
One of the top small press publishers going, print books plus most eformats!

The Focus Factor
A collaboration with Darrell Bain. This one is a SF thriller. http://www.darrellbain.com/

Magic for your Writing
A reference manual with a fresh look at the ingredients that make fiction writing a craft and not just a classroom exercise in grammar. Topics embrace many problem areas where even seasoned writers have trouble, and solutions are presented. Numerous examples throughout the text and in appendices.