The major influences on my writing are spiritual and motivational books and articles. I enjoy the Romantic poets, the playwrights Inge, Ibsen, Tennessee Williams, Chekhov, and especially Eugene O'Neil. I have a conversational tone as I am primarily a playwright, though I have had a few poems published, I have an article on costuming on the website "Dramatix" and a skit on the Christian site "Sunday School Teachers' Network". I do not promote any one religion and I am not preachy. I have recovered from personal problems through spirituality and sel more...