Why Write?

Friends and family will ask me "Why did you decide to write?" As long as I could remember I enjoyed reading and writing. I enjoyed comic books as a kid with The Hulk and The Fantastic Four being my favorites. I have read the Observer Dispatch newspaper every day since I was a paperboy. When I was twelve I wrote a play and I can't remember anything about it except the laughter I received when performed. It wasn't until I started thinking about my mortality and the birth of my children that I began to seriously write. My goal has always been to become published so that my great great grandchildren will look back at a long dead patriarch and say "If he can do it, so can I." It's a fountain of youth, it's immortality. As long as your words are in print, you'll never be forgotten.

I love the thrill of taking a concept and a story and molding it into a book. It's a great release for my creativity. I don't think any writer gets into this business thinking they're going to become a millionaire. Writers write because they love to write. They're compelled to write and no amount of cash could ever compensate for the pure joy one gets from birthing a story.

I settled on the mystery genre because I like the criminal element of the human condition. I love to watch horror and sci-fi movies but writing is something else. Perhaps I'll try writing a horror novel someday.