by Jeffrey
on June 11, 2015
in Music, Novels, The Panama Affair
It’s true that when I write, I often see a movie in a mind. And if I am seeing a movie in my mind, I need some music. At the same time, music from a particular period, such as the late 60s for Ice Cream Headache, also inspires me when I write. For The Panama […]
by Jeffrey
on June 9, 2015
in Novels, Panama, The Panama Affair
On June 9, 1976, I started Air Force basic training. On June 9, 1980, I started classes at Southern Illinois University. On June 9, 1989, I arrived in Japan to teach English. Today I published The Panama Affair. Coincidence? I don’t think so. After almost two years of writing and revising and then writing and […]
by Jeffrey
on May 7, 2015
in Novels, The Panama Affair
After almost two years of writing, revising, editing, and doing it all over again, my latest novel, The Panama Affair will soon see the light of day. It’s been quite the journey. In fact, this novel originally started out as a screenplay in the spring of 1980, just a few months before I got out of […]
by Jeffrey
on March 16, 2015
in Novels, Panama
It’s such a thrill to say those two words, coming soon, when I am ready to publish another novel. I am very excited about my latest, The Panama Affair. Of all my books, this one was by far the hardest to write. A lot had to do with all the twists and turns in the plot as […]
by Jeffrey
on October 30, 2014
in Books
My new book, The Panama Affair will be out soon. The manuscript is still being edited and the cover design still needs to be finished. This is a rough draft of what the final design will look like. The genesis of this book dates back to 1980 when I was still in the Air Force […]
by Jeffrey
on May 17, 2014
in Novels, Panama
Nearing the end of my novel about Panama and the exciting conclusion which takes place during Operation Just Cause. Will Kevin Rooney save the friend who betrayed him by the stealing Inez, the girl of his dreams, away from him ten years earlier? Will Buck Smith, the CIA agent, allow his Panamanian friend, who he […]
by Jeffrey
on May 11, 2014
in Books, Panama
Today I reached another milestone: 60,000 words completed for the Panama novel. Realistically speaking, this novel will most likely end up being around 65,000-70,000 words depending on the final chapters. This photograph was taken right around the same time I was stationed at Howard Air Force Base. On the left is the hangar that I […]
by Jeffrey
on April 30, 2014
in Novels, Panama
You might say that I have been in a daze since I started working on my new novel which takes place in Panama during the 1970s-1980s. For the past two months I have been working on this new novel as much as I can when I am not teaching or spending time with my children. […]
by Jeffrey
on April 4, 2014
in Panama
I’m surprised at how much I still remember about serving at Howard Air Force in the Panama Canal Zone; I’m surprised at how much is still crystal clear. For my latest novel, which is a thriller set in Panama in the 1970s and 1980s, I am drawing on a lot of memories of the time […]
by Jeffrey
on May 30, 2013
in Panama
Trying out my best tough guy pose near Galliard Cut along the Panama Canal in June or July of 1978. I was stationed at Howard Air Force Base in the Panama Canal Zone from 1976-1978. Not so sure about keeping my hair length with 35-10 regulations, though. I’ve always looked back fondly on those two […]
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