My life before writing.
I have worked and lived in many countries throughout a varied career in
International Transportation. In my youth I served as a merchant seaman for
twelve years. These life experiences have contributed greatly to my world view
and understanding of humans.
Later, I had the opportunity to
explore my artistic side,enjoying a short career as a fine art black and white
photographer with modest success. Now retired I have decided to pursue a new
career as a writer.
My genres
I remember a credo espoused by my
English Profeeor: WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW. I have always enjoyed reading mysteries
and suspence novels as well as fantasy. I opted for the former as my genre to
write in.
I have written three series to date:
The first is a about private
detective named Matt Murphy set in Greenwich Village
during the 1960s (7 stories);
the second, the Red Sun Series (3
stories), set during the Second World war in the
Pacific and follows the missions of
Paul Jarvis, an agent with the Counter Intelligence
Corps and,
the third series follows a police
detective named John Robichaud (3 stories) set in
Halifax, Nova Scotia during WWII.
I am presently seventy-two years old
and live in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Latest
release
My latest release with BWL is
titled: The Evil Men Do – A John Robichaud Mystery
Next story
I am presently working on the fourth
Robichaud story, titled: The Body In Room 103.
Influences
My main influences have been authors
such as: Robert B Parker, Stuart Kaminsky, Mickey Spillane, James LeeBurke,
etc. I favor stories that are dialogue and character driven, hence my writing
style which relies on these features and less on narrative. I think that this
method is best to invite the reader into the story as a mute member of the
cast.
How to
reach me
I can be reached by email at – doucettepaul91@gmail.com. I am also on the BWL Facebook network as set up by Betty Anne Harris.
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