About

Dear prospective Literary Agent,
Sorry! I’m probably not the interesting author you were daydreaming about. But! But,
but, but.. I do have a really good novel.
Of course anyone who has written a novel would describe it as “really good,” but I’m
not the only one who thinks this. I hired a professional editor, Tory Hunter, to critique my work.
She said:
“This book is fantastic. It’s one of the most riveting reads I’ve experienced
in quite some time.”
“I’m left struggling to understand how you haven’t managed to get an
agent’s attention with it yet. It’s clear you’ve put a lot of work into this
book, and I believe it’s highly marketable. This is the kind of story that the
right agent could sell the film option before even selling the book.”
She’s not the only person who liked my work. I received similar praise from beta readers
(both friends and professionals) and from fellow writers.
But, this page is supposed to be About me:
I’m an old guy living on a small farm with my wife of 41+ years. We have a puppy, two
chickens and three cows. I don’t smoke, take drugs, drink alcohol or even coffee. We have
three grown daughters and five grandkids.
My history is more interesting than my present. I was born in Edar-Oberstein Germany
in 1953, about two years before Bruce Willis was born there. My mom was a German war
bride, my dad an American soldier. As an Army brat I spent a lot of my childhood in Germany.
When we weren’t there, we were living close to Fort Hood, Texas. (Yawn! At least some of my
childhood was interesting. Still, I do have a fantastic novel.)
As an adult, I spent my working years in the automotive collision repair industry. I sold
my first shop in 1999. Teri, (my wife) and I bought a large motorhome, checked our kids out of
school and spent 15 months traveling across the United States, Canada and a sliver of Mexico.
She was a project manager at IBM and was able to take an extended leave of absence while
we explored.
After selling my shop I had a non-compete agreement that lasted till 2006. During that
time I wrote two columns for the Round Rock Leader, our local newspaper, and had a number
of articles published in national magazines. When my non-compete ended I opened a second
shop, sold it in 2012 and retired. Teri retired from IBM and we bought the farm we now live on.
Teri and I love to travel. Together we’ve visited 39 countries on four continents, all fifty
American States, eight Canadian Provences and Territories, and five Mexican States. We love
to paddle in kayaks and have done so on dozens and dozens of lakes, rivers, fjords and
bayous in dozens of states, provinces and countries. (Now I think that’s interesting… and I
have an awesome book.)