My work is cross-genre, including supernatural/urban fantasy, thrillers, mysteries, spiritual, coming-of-age, fantasy, and romance. While some of my fiction is dark, it's suitable for young adults.

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Zane Grey is my favorite author. Every book he wrote had a romance in it. Sometimes it was a romance between man and nature or boys and sports. Other times, it was a romance between a man and a woman.

Even though he was writing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he wrote a woman’s point of view really well. Another element he used in his writing was to tell the same scene twice, once from each side. He’d tell it all from “his” point of view, and then turn around and replay the same scene from “her” point of view. You could see how each person interpreted and misinterpreted the events and motives of the other.

He was also great with imagery and his writing had an intensity to it. One thing you have to remember about Zane Grey’s books. Every once in a while the story ended badly, so you were never quite sure if this one would turn out alright. Also, he kills you with his openers.

Jim Kjelgaard and Jack London wrote animal stories. Jim Kjelgaard wrote, “Snow Dog” (which I’ve read over 400 times) and “Haunt Fox” (which I’ve read over 80 times). They were from the animal’s point of view. “Snow Dog” was about the love between a man and a dog. “Haunt Fox” was the story of an adversarial relationship between a hunter and the hunted. It’s about an animal trapper and a fox and their bond. The fox gets smarter and the boy gets older, and eventually, the boy has to choose between renown and the continuation of that bond.

Jack London’s “Call of the Wild” is also written from the animal’s point of view and explores the relationship between man and dog. He also writes great stories about life at sea.

I love Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” It’s a bizarre story told from many points of view. Stylistically, it’s very different from anything else.