Obviously, I love to write.  However, I have a full time job.  This keeps me pretty busy.  I'm not one of the lucky ones who has the ability to sit in front of a computer for hours at a time.  Maybe that isn't exactly fair, since I DO spend a LOT of time reading.  It's pretty much my only hobby.

In fact, when money is available, it is not unusual for me to read 3 - 4 book a week.  When money isn't available, I tend to go back and read some of my favorites... again.

To me, writing and reading are magic.  The only good kind left in this world.  A good book or a good story you are writing can make everything around you, all your cares and troubles, retreat.  It's like a strong shield.  How awesome is that?  Something like that rates right up there with true love and sex in my opinion.

Are you starting to get the picture that I love writing and reading yet?

I've been reading for over 25 years now, solidly.  It all started with a book called Planets for Sale when I was in the 6th grade.  I'm sorry to say I can't remember the author's name, but I still have that book.  Next, the clincher, the thing that fully pulled me into the special, magical realm of reading was Anne McCaffrey's The White Dragon.  I quickly read that entire series and kept up with it.

I didn't start actively reading 3-4 books a week until I was in my 20's.  Now I'm 43, (almost 44) so as you can imagine, not only do I have an impressive collection of books, but I have read a LOT of books.  I have books all over the house, and my wife, who also likes to read, dispairs over the collection as we both trip over stacks of books.

I have varied interests when it comes to what I like to read.  I read fiction, military fiction, crime fiction, mysteries, sci-fi, fantasy, and a few other genres.  I try not to limit myself, but I tend to read what I like to read, and since it's my life, that is my right.

One of the things that I pride myself on is that since I have read so much, I feel I am a pretty good judge of what is good, and what isn't.  Although personal choice comes into play, I can still read something that doesn't make that special spark in me, but still determine if it is a good story, well written, and interesting.

Because I have read so much, I am in a place now that it takes something really special to catch my eye and interest in such a way that I fall in love with the characters and story.

I'm open, I'm honest, and don't mind sharing my thoughts when asked.

For now, I think that is enough about me. :)