Roger divides his time between his two passions, writing and music. But with either, telling a story is the key. Roger prefers weaving tales with engrossing and inspiring landscapes. In Hammon Falls and A Killing Snow, novels coauthored with Dave Hoing, music plays a large role. Not only do singers, pianists, and fiddle players make frequent appearances, the authors weave musicality into the tale itself, employing lyrical dialogue and a well-cadenced story. By day, Roger writes for a testing company’s research department, and in his spare time, he gigs around Iowa with jazz bands and other groups. He began his writing career as a playwright and screenwriter, but Dave eventually turned him to prose. Roger also enjoys history, especially the family kind, so his ancestors frequently become fodder for his fiction.