Originally from Levittown NY, I currently reside somewhere along the coast in California with my wife/co-author Helen.
A lot of my creativity was born from my lifelong love of science fiction and horror. As a child I grew up on the original Dark Shadows, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Doctor Who (which I still follow) and Anime.
A few of my favorite authors are HP Lovecraft, Jane Austen, Robert Asprin, Jodi Lynn Nye, Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allan Poe, and so many more.
However, I do not spend all our time sitting behind a desk writing. I like to get out and try new things. We also like to explore new places, sometimes with family or friends. I've gotten plenty of ideas thanks to these adventures. I like to draw from personal experience because I feel it lends a bit of authenticity to a story and its characters. Which is probably why Helen and I still love to attend conventions which involve sci-fi, fantasy, anime, comics, you name it. Yes, we are Geeks and proud of it.
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And Now… a Status Update About My First Novel “THE BRIDGE”
*This is copied from my other blog “Musings of a Creative Mind”. I’ve duplicated it here because I know I have different readers between the two blogs. I hope you all understand and enjoy this entry. Thank you.* Okay, I know I kept a lot of you in suspense this week about what’s been happening…
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Discount Pre-Orders Being Accepted Now!
Only 6 more days until Nathan and company arrive, just in time for Halloween! It’s been a long time in the making, but “The Vampyre Blogs – Coming Home” is arriving in just 7 more days. But you don’t have to wait to order your copy now. In fact you can pre-order the book and…
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My latest Vlog entry. This time the subject is “CREATING TENSION IN YOUR STORY” and covers a very important scene in my current novel “THE SHIP” I hope you enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9_Xhh6uc8o&feature=plcp
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***NUMBER 1 ON AMAZON’S BESTSELLERS LISTS****
“The Ship” hit #1 on Amazon U. K.’s Bestseller list. AND ON AMAZON U. S. BESTSELLER’S LIST And there’s still time to get a copy for yourself or a friend. Click on the link below and then share this entry with everyone you know so they can take advantage too. Amazon US Link: http://www.amazon.com/Ship-Every-needs-navigator-Para-Earth-ebook/dp/B00K3A7XG6/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8…
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How exciting. Can’t wait.
I’ll keep you posted.
Very cool!
This is GREAT Alan!! 🙂
Thank you, I’m trying to get things going and this was one method I’ve seen used a few times. I’ll let you know how well it works.