Recent Reviewer Interview

Q.What excites you most about your book's topic? Why did you choose it?

The book is a collection of short stories. I wrote them because most of my writing is confined to screenplays that requires constraint. Short stories allow me to address a topic, place, or subject in a contracted space without any other restrictions.

Q. How long did the book take you from start to finish?

Six months

Q. What aspect of writing the book did you find particularly challenging?

I enjoy building plots with twists. The challenging part is bringing a story to a conclusion that is unexpected but in retrospect is obvious.

Q. What surprised you the most about the book writing process?

Not a lot. I have spent many hours in front of a screen writing screenplays and the pleasant thing about a short story is its brevity.

Q. What do you hope your readers will gain from reading your book?

Entertainment and amusement first and foremost but also I hope that in the end they are enticed to consider the question of what makes us human.

Q. What projects are you currently working on?

I have a screenplay entitled Minnie in Bloom that is currently in preproduction.

Q. Is writing your sole career? If not, what else do you do?

I am a retailer and an independent film producer.

Q. Did you do any research for your books, or did you write from experience?

I do a lot of research to make sure that historical events and products are correct. Woodstock: The Parable occurs during the late sixties and early seventies. The character is five years older than me. Yet to get the correct slang and document the correct periodicals,and locations required a lot of research. As to why I do not remember a lot of the early Seventies is not open to discussion.