Prior to writing my first novel, I had written just about every form of creative material for business -- from speeches and magazine articles to space ads and video scripts. For 20 years I was the president of an advertising and public relations agency, and like many creative types in that field, I yearned to write a novel. But, truth be told, I had no reason to believe I could succeed at it. I had never so much as taken a creative writing class. I knew that plotting, character development, etc. was much different than writing a brochure for medical supplies. & more...
