Frequently Asked Questions

Maybe a Guns N’ Roses song? No, seriously, for several years the church I attended sent medical teams to the Amazon, which is the book’s main setting. When I heard their stories, the Jungle Within tale welled up inside me.

It’s a young adult / coming-of-age / romance / thriller. There’s also a healthy dose of humor. Perfect for both teens and adults.

It’s like mixing together “The Fault In Our Stars” with a dash of “Good Will Hunting” and a pinch of “Jurassic Park.”

It’s available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle.

I’ve written three books: two novels and a marketing book, but one of the novels I haven’t published yet. If you’d like to read the marketing book, it’s a free download.

Hard question! Here are a few… C.S. Lewis, Lee Child, J.K. Rowling, Roald Dahl, J.R.R. Tolkien, Neil Gaiman...

If I was forced at gunpoint, I’d choose “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline.

Read “Save the Cat” by Blake Synder; set a writing time each day and stick to it; purchase the Scrivener writing software; read like a maniac!

Around a year for the first draft. Then I would pick it up every once in a while and add more edits.

I’m not sure… never say never!

The characters are more important than the plot, and every scene needs some form of conflict, whether external or internal.

Yes, it’s finished. A separate story. Just waiting for the right time.

Writing; reading; exercising; enjoying the fam at a tropical locale; hot date with Jessica; watching a UNC Bball game while eating a bbq sandwich and drinking sweet tea.

“Summer of 69” by Bryan Adams.