Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself. 
A. I have always loved creativity, artwork and writing. After majoring in magazine journalism at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, I worked as a newspaper reporter and photographer. I loved the newspaper business, which inspires many of my novels, including the new thriller series, The Crittendon Files, about Trenton City Dispatch reporter Jack Crittendon and his family.
Q: When did you first realize you wanted