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Although I have been writing for publication for 50 years or since 1961, my writing career almost never happened.
My Early Experience. As a freshman in college I took an English course my first semester. Fresh from high school three months earlier I considered myself a decent student of my native tongue. As a big part of the class we were required to write one or more compositions each week. A suitable and easy task, I thought. However, my professor was quick to convince me that I was misinformed and that I knew little if anything about the "King's English."
No matter how hard I tried to assure him of my grasp for the language of America, he proceeded, with each and every submission, to bleed red ink of corrections all over my papers. On numerous occasions it seemed that his copious red ink superseded the blue ink of my efforts.
Until this course I had no idea that there could be a grade lower than "F" until one of my papers received an "F minus, minus". It was truly humiliating and discouraging. Somehow--perhaps through the professor's pity or strong desire never to see me again--I escaped that course with a "D - minus".
Putting Failure Behind Me. Undaunted by that near failure, when I returned for my sophomore year, I decided to change my major to a scientific field, not realizing I would be required to write even more term papers as a significant part of my grade. At the same time I decided to sign on as a sports reporter for the college newspaper, although I had no such experience--I just loved sports. My primary role was to interview star student athletes and write feature articles about them. My efforts were applauded by newspaper staff and fellow students.
Virtually all the scientific papers I wrote that year for multiple professors received an "A" with encouraging comments about my writing style. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree "With Distinction", I moved on to graduate school where three years later I earned a Ph.D. During those three years my scientific writing became more defined and the first version of my thesis was accepted with only minor corrections--a feat only dreamed of by my peers. Out of that thesis I wrote two scientific papers that received national awards for the "Most Outstanding Research" in my field of study.
Forging Ahead. Since that first frustrating encounter with college English, I have doggedly forged ahead, authoring and publishing hundreds of articles for professional journals, trade publications and popular magazines, university publications, newspapers, educational materials, newsletters and books (most of which are available here on Amazon).
My first book was published in 1998. Since then I have written 15 books. I trust you will find one or more to your liking or at least take the time to read an excerpt or two. As you will notice, I do not confine myself to any one genre or subject; although most of my writing emerges from personal experience or research.
Most of my published works follow a Christian theme of faith and encouragement. Others are designed to inform and educate. Many of my books have received high praise and endorsements from well-known people and the general public. But, you, of course, will have to determine their worth for yourself. The majority of my books are also available on Amazon.com as Kindle e-book downloads.
Thank you for taking the time for visiting this site. May you find something of interest and value for yourself or someone you care about.
My Early Experience. As a freshman in college I took an English course my first semester. Fresh from high school three months earlier I considered myself a decent student of my native tongue. As a big part of the class we were required to write one or more compositions each week. A suitable and easy task, I thought. However, my professor was quick to convince me that I was misinformed and that I knew little if anything about the "King's English."
No matter how hard I tried to assure him of my grasp for the language of America, he proceeded, with each and every submission, to bleed red ink of corrections all over my papers. On numerous occasions it seemed that his copious red ink superseded the blue ink of my efforts.
Until this course I had no idea that there could be a grade lower than "F" until one of my papers received an "F minus, minus". It was truly humiliating and discouraging. Somehow--perhaps through the professor's pity or strong desire never to see me again--I escaped that course with a "D - minus".
Putting Failure Behind Me. Undaunted by that near failure, when I returned for my sophomore year, I decided to change my major to a scientific field, not realizing I would be required to write even more term papers as a significant part of my grade. At the same time I decided to sign on as a sports reporter for the college newspaper, although I had no such experience--I just loved sports. My primary role was to interview star student athletes and write feature articles about them. My efforts were applauded by newspaper staff and fellow students.
Virtually all the scientific papers I wrote that year for multiple professors received an "A" with encouraging comments about my writing style. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree "With Distinction", I moved on to graduate school where three years later I earned a Ph.D. During those three years my scientific writing became more defined and the first version of my thesis was accepted with only minor corrections--a feat only dreamed of by my peers. Out of that thesis I wrote two scientific papers that received national awards for the "Most Outstanding Research" in my field of study.
Forging Ahead. Since that first frustrating encounter with college English, I have doggedly forged ahead, authoring and publishing hundreds of articles for professional journals, trade publications and popular magazines, university publications, newspapers, educational materials, newsletters and books (most of which are available here on Amazon).
My first book was published in 1998. Since then I have written 15 books. I trust you will find one or more to your liking or at least take the time to read an excerpt or two. As you will notice, I do not confine myself to any one genre or subject; although most of my writing emerges from personal experience or research.
Most of my published works follow a Christian theme of faith and encouragement. Others are designed to inform and educate. Many of my books have received high praise and endorsements from well-known people and the general public. But, you, of course, will have to determine their worth for yourself. The majority of my books are also available on Amazon.com as Kindle e-book downloads.
Thank you for taking the time for visiting this site. May you find something of interest and value for yourself or someone you care about.
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