I have been writing since I was a child, and have had poetry, magazine articles in Dragon, Martial Arts Training and The linking Ring. I have also had original magic effects I created published in magic journals, and have had three plays published. Besides writing, I am a professional magician, have studied and taught martial arts, and have been working in the healthcare field for 35 years. There are 2 people to whom I owe the bulk of my success. The first is my father, who stopped writing when he received his first rejection, but never stopped being a writer and was always there to give me help, suggestions and advice. The second, and by far the most important, is my wife, Sally Sharp. Besides being the most supportive, loving wife anyone could hope for, she is my in house editor and, when needed, an honest critic. Every writer needs one of those.