Major writing influencers, in order as I grew, were Robert Louis Stephenson (Treasure Island), Ernest Hemingway (The Old Man and the Sea) and Herman Hesse (Siddartha).

After 20 years working for national and international businesses, I moved to journalism, where I learned the writing craft.

Family has always come first for me, but my non-family time is now divided between serving as CEO of Professional Independent Publishing Standards (pipsverified.com) and my own books.