Writer and Moviemaker

I've written nine novels--three science fiction and six mysteries of the Collinsville Crime Series. I'm currently seeking a literary agent to represent my novels.

My college thesis was a science fiction novelette, later expanded into Time Tracks. I took a correspondence course from Writer's Digest during which I developed the first chapter of Mars Material. My third science fiction novel, Clone Rebel, went through a number of versions.

While science fiction was my first love, I also found myself reading mysteries. I delved into crime fiction and wrote six novels set in the fictional college town of Collinsville, Colorado. Each book features a different main character in the local law enforcement community.

I've also written 21 short stories.
          "Sim Survivor," a science fiction piece, is included in JayHenge Publishing's anthology, AI, Robot.
          My historical action-romance "Seafrog" was selected for the Pikes Peak Writers Anthology, Journeys into Possibility.
         "Intercession," a modern drama, is included in the TulipTree anthology, Stories That Need to be Told.
         Two stories were previously published in The Human Touch anthologies, and one probably isn't publishable (fictional memoir). You can read these three pieces via the Short Stories page.
        The other stories are being submitted to magazines and contests. 

My college thesis was a science fiction novelette, later expanded into Time Tracks. I took a correspondence course from Writer's Digest during which I developed the first chapter of Mars Material. My third science fiction novel, Clone Rebel, went through a number of versions.

While science fiction was my first love, I also found myself reading mysteries. I delved into crime fiction and wrote six novels set in the fictional college town of Collinsville, Colorado. Each book features a different main character in the local law enforcement community.

I've also written two novellas, as well as drafted my autobiography, An American Tale (1950-2020). These projects and still in development.

As a longtime member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Pikes Peak Writers, and Lighthouse Writers Workshop, I usually attend their annual conferences and have taken hundreds of their seminars and classes. I participated in a screenwriters' workshop for twelve years and a novel critique group for two. And I've served as a judge for several contests.

I see all of my longer fiction as movies and established a motion picture company, Stage One Productions.  I've written, directed and produced two shorts and two mid-length video dramas and am raising money to shoot my first feature, Bono-Boy, about a genetic cross between human and bonobo. I've written two other original screenplays: Headlock, about a dyslexic college wrestler, and Booth People, a comedy about staffers in an exhibit hall at a convention, created in collaboration with Kevin J. Morton. To watch the four past projects and see details about the movies in development, visit:  https://stage-one-movies.com.