I was a technical writer in Massachusetts for 20 years, and then my wife and I retired to New Mexico in 2006. I'd been active in a writer's group for about 16 years and learned tremendously from these friends, some of them published and others yet to be published. They have easily been the single most significant influence on me as a creative writer. Here in the Southwest I have met some fine people and fine writers with whom I also hope to learn and share.
Reading is naturally a big influence, and I try to read good writing in a variety of genres and styles. No one writer stands out as an more...
