Where are you from?
Grew up on Cape Cod
Who are your favorite writers?
Faulkner, Dostoevsky, Garcia Marquez, Conrad, Orhan Pamuk
Which book/books have had the biggest influence on your writing?
Heart of Darkness
What are your hobbies and outside interests?
Blues music, Shakespeare
What is the single best piece of advice anyone ever gave you?
Spend your time writing books, not filling out forms!
What is your favorite quote?
"Let facts be submitted to a candid world."
What is the question most commonly asked by your readers?  What is the answer?
What ties your books together—what's the unifying theme?
They're all untold stories.
What inspired you to write your first book?
Curiosity—book writing is like a self-designed graduate course in whatever the author is interested in
Where do you write?
On my laptop with two fingers
